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

Nyakiro occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakiro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakiro reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 172 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 70 percent are found, Kisii County, where 17 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Nyakiro exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Nyakiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyakiro last name 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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