Nyachar Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Nyachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya561:824,64132,113
South Sudan361:317,085679
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Nyachar (41) may also be a first name.

Nyachar Last Name Facts

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

Nyachar is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyachar.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyachar? popularity and diffusion

Nyachar is the 1,894,523rd most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Nyachar is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyachar live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 41 people.

Nyachar is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 91 percent live, Kisumu County, where 7 percent live and West Pokot County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya Nyachar exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Nyachar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyachar surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyatchor801/
Nyakhor7118/
Njakhar711/
Nyaykhor6719/
Nyakhore671/
Nhiachor671/
Nyaykhore634/
Najhajhar631/
Nyajor6245/
Niazar6222/
Nyadzor579/
Nyatsor571/
Gnahhore531/
Najiazar531/

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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 Nyachar
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