Nyairo Surname

179,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyairo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyairo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2741:20,3082,346
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nyairo (334) may also be a first name.

Nyairo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyairo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyairo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,724th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,071,027 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyairo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyairo is also the 478,963rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 334 people.

Nyairo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,274 people, or 1 in 20,308. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 39 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 39 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Nyairo Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Nyairo last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Nyairo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyoiro8366/
Nyaero831/
Niahiro7716/
Nyayira772/
Gnahiro772/
Nyairah771/
Nyauira771/
Nyahira771/
Nyaeira771/
Nyayiera7161/
Nyairaha712/
Niaira671/
Njahira62224/
Nyohero62102/
Nyahera6275/
Niayoro6246/
Ñahuiro6216/
Nhaera505/
Nyoera501/
Njajra501/

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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 Nyairo
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