Nyameri Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Nyameri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyameri (95) may also be a first name.
Nyameri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyameri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyameri is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyameri.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyameri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,414,640th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Nyameri is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyameri live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 95 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 96 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya Nyameri exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamieri | 93 | 74 | / |
| Nyamera | 86 | 744 | / |
| Nyamere | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nhameri | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyamiri | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyamhere | 80 | 413 | / |
| Nyamairi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nyamesre | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nyamhiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niammesri | 75 | 6 | / |
| Neyyamiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyomera | 71 | 1,560 | / |
| Nyamira | 71 | 1,137 | / |
| Niammeesri | 71 | 19 | / |
| Niamera | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyamire | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyomere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gnamiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhamere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhira | 67 | 7 | / |
| Niameira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayomere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyhomera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niammitri | 63 | 30 | / |
| Nyamiruha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niammisri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ñamere | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njomiri | 57 | 21 | / |
| Nhamire | 57 | 20 | / |
| Gnamiry | 57 | 6 | / |
| Niamira | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nyomire | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njamira | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niamire | 57 | 0 | / |
| Neamyre | 57 | 0 | / |
| Niammeesree | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nhamirre | 53 | 5,568 | / |
| Njamaire | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nehamire | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Nyameri
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