Nyakiro Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyakiro 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
Kenya531:871,31932,675
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyakiro (172) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyakiro Demographics

Nyakiro Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyakiro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakiro is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakiro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakiro are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyakiro is also the 696,764th most frequent given name in the world, held by 172 people.

The surname Nyakiro is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya Nyakiro is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 70 percent reside, Kisii County, where 17 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Nyakiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyakiro surname is primarily 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
Nyakoiro9366/
Nyakairo9330/
Nyakirro937/
Nyakeiro931/
Nyakira86172/
Nyakero863/
Nyakaira8013/
Nyakera7128/
Nyacira7110/
Nhakira716/
Niaqiro711/
Njakreo711/
Nyakyora67140/
Njaikira67126/
Nyachero6722/
Nyakeera679/
Nyakhera671/
Najjakira631/
Niokiera531/
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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 Nyakiro
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