Nyahiri Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyahiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyahiri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6841:67,5146,466
Tanzania3051:173,57915,177

Nyahiri (451) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyahiri Demographics

Nyahiri Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 18 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyahiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyahiri is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyahiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyahiri is the 364,871st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,368,601 people. Nyahiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyahiri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyahiri is also the 402,848th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 451 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 67,514. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Migori County, where 99 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 1 percent live and Narok County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 31 percent live.

Nyahiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahira861/
Nyaheri861/
Nyaira77400/
Nyahera7175/
Gnohiri7111/
Nyahere717/
Nyayira712/
Nyauira711/
Nyaeira711/
Nyaerio711/
Nyayiera6761/
Nyairaha672/
Gnaheyri671/
Njajri624/
Niaira621/
Neouiri571/
Nyayore571/
Njahera571/
Najhaere531/
Gnaerich531/
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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 Nyahiri
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