Nyakeri Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1811:39,1024,152
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nyakeri (184) may also be a first name.

Nyakeri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakeri is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,624th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. The last name Nyakeri is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakeri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyakeri is also the 671,014th most frequent given name internationally, held by 184 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 39,102. In Kenya Nyakeri is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 40 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Nyakeri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Nyakeri earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakieri939/
Nyakera8628/
Nyakiri869/
Nyakere866/
Nyakeera809/
Nyakiere801/
Nyakyori801/
Nyakhera801/
Nyakairi801/
Nyakire71184/
Nyakira71172/
Njokeri7110/
Gnakiri711/
Nyokere711/
Nyakaira6713/
Nyakiore672/
Nyachery671/
Ngeakeeree591/
Gnokiri571/
Njokera571/
Njaikira53126/
Gnahkire531/
Niokiera531/
Njachere531/
Najjakira501/

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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 Nyakeri
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