Kyir Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kyir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Kyir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kyir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kyir is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kyir.
How Common Is The Last Name Kyir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Kyir occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kyir live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Kyir is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Kyir is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Kyir is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyior | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kyire | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khyir | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koyier | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kyoior | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouyir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuyier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiir | 75 | 47,847 | / |
| Kier | 75 | 9,234 | / |
| Kyer | 75 | 1,252 | / |
| Kiyr | 75 | 73 | / |
| Kjir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kyjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kyyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kayiere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keygier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyere | 67 | 16,586 | / |
| Khier | 67 | 7,713 | / |
| Kiere | 67 | 847 | / |
| Kiire | 67 | 794 | / |
| Kıyır | 67 | 129 | / |
| Kehir | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kiehr | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kierz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kiyor | 67 | 33 | / |
| Khyer | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kiier | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kiihr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kihir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiyre | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kyher | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kieer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiior | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiher | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keair | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kijer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kierr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kjier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kjair | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyahaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiére | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kyir
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis