Nanyiri Surname
Approximately 857 people bear this surname
Nanyiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 846 | 1:46,146 | 5,700 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
Nanyiri Demographics
Nanyiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nanyiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nanyiri occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nanyiri is the 408,080th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyiri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 846 people, or 1 in 46,146. In Uganda Nanyiri is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 42 percent live, Manafwa District, where 38 percent live and Bududa District, where 3 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Nanyiri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nanyiri surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganyiri | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nannyiri | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nanyeri | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nanjiri | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nanyire | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nanieri | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nanyira | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nganyire | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nnanyeri | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nganjiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanjira | 71 | 5,954 | / |
| Nangeri | 71 | 372 | / |
| Nanyere | 71 | 198 | / |
| Nanjeri | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nanjire | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nanyera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnanyere | 67 | 184 | / |
| Naunyere | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ngonjiri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gnagneri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanjaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naanyere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanjiryo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanjera | 57 | 140 | / |
| Nanjere | 57 | 93 | / |
| Nangere | 57 | 62 | / |
| Nanhere | 57 | 20 | / |
| Noniere | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nagnere | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyere | 53 | 310 | / |
| Nangeray | 53 | 4 | / |
| Gnagnere | 53 | 3 | / |
| Nangeraj | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nangerei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nougneri | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nhonyera | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngo'nyere | 50 | 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 Nanyiri
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