Nyahuri Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyahuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyahuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyahuri (98) may also be a first name.

Nyahuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyahuri occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyahuri? popularity and diffusion

Nyahuri is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Nyahuri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyahuri live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 98 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Nyahuri is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Mara Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyauri924/
Nyahori86115/
Nyahure86104/
Nyahura864/
Niauri77347/
Nyaura77261/
Nyouri77219/
Nyaori77134/
Nyaure77103/
Niahouris751/
Nyahora71732/
Nyahore71203/
Gnaouri7133/
Niaouri7120/
Gnahure711/
Gnahoure67228/
Gnohouri67103/
Niaouris6773/
Nhoourai6740/
Niahoure6713/
Gnahouré671/
Nyajjura671/

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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 Nyahuri
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