View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Nuer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nuer (Hindi: नूेर, Russian: Нуэр) has its highest incidence in South Sudan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nuer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 69,325^th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,019,095 people. The last name Nuer is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Nuer are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nuer is also the 323,699^th most common forename at a global level, borne by 658 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 4,756 people, or 1 in 2,400. Other than South Sudan this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Nuer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nuer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nuer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nuer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,988 USD per year.