Nyahere Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyahere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyahere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyahere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyahere is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyahere? popularity and diffusion

Nyahere is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Nyahere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyahere reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Nyahere is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent live, Kakamega County, where 17 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent live. Not including Kenya Nyahere is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahera8675/
Nyaheri861/
Nyaer838/
Najhaere801/
Neaher7720/
Nyoher7711/
Niaher770/
Nyahiri71989/
Nayyaer718/
Nyaerio711/
Naayaer711/
Nyahira711/
Njahera711/
Nyayore711/
Nyaeira711/
Nyayiera6761/
Nyair673/
Gnaheyri671/
Nyaira62400/
Neoere62182/
Gnoere6219/
Nyaior625/
Nyayor624/
Nyoera621/
Nihoer621/
Nayyair5713/
Nyayira572/
Nujgaer571/
Nyauira571/
Nyairaha532/
Gnaerich531/
Nyoir507/
Niair505/
Neair501/
Nioer500/

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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 Nyahere
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