Nteri Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nteri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nteri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4441:104,0099,030
Greece231:481,73061,288
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nteri (20) may also be a first name.

Nteri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nteri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nteri occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nteri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The last name Nteri occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nteri reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 104,009. In Kenya Nteri is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Nteri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntheri91185/
Nteris917/
Nteeri912/
Ntieri911/
Ntheeri831/
Nthieri831/
Ntiri803,961/
Ntari803,400/
Ntori801,635/
Ntere80368/
Ntera8050/
Ntery801/
Nteere73971/
Nthere73661/
Nthari7339/
Ntaere7333/
Nteres7328/
Nteera739/
Ntaari736/
Ntoere734/
Ntorie734/
Hntera734/
Ntiere733/
Ntarie733/
Ntiris732/
Nthori732/
N'Tori732/
Ntarai731/
Ntarii731/
Ntarhi731/
Ntorui731/
Ntiery731/
Ntereh731/
Nterea731/
Ntiera731/
Ntarri731/
Ntarih731/
N'Tere731/
Nterry731/
Nthiori67117/
Nteeraj676/
Nåteryd673/
Ntaraai673/
Ntairui671/
Nteresh671/
Ntahari671/
Nteerre671/
Nthereh671/
Ntirris671/
Ntaitri671/

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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 Nteri
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