Nkiras Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Nkiras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Nkiras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkiras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkiras occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nkiras.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkiras? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkiras live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Nkiras is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 99 percent are found and Bomet County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Gabon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkieras | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkira | 91 | 204 | / |
| Nkaira | 83 | 447 | / |
| Ngkira | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nkirat | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nkoira | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Kira | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkoirra | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkera | 73 | 2,911 | / |
| Nkiro | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ncira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nqira | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nchira | 67 | 408 | / |
| Nkeera | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ngkiro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ncuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkioro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkireu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkairo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqaihra | 62 | 14 | / |
| Ngkeros | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nkheera | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nqueira | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nchirrah | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nkero | 55 | 309 | / |
| Ncera | 55 | 103 | / |
| Nqera | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nchera | 50 | 13 | / |
| N'Kero | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nchiro | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nkereu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngkreo | 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 Nkiras
- 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