Nyamira Surname

326,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1181:41,3064,329
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nyamira (206) may also be a first name.

Nyamira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamira is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 326,779th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,409,451 people. The surname Nyamira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyamira is also the 630,600th most frequent first name in the world, held by 206 people.

The last name Nyamira is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,118 people, or 1 in 41,306. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 53 percent live, Nyamira County, where 30 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nyamira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyamira last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamhira937/
Nyamiora931/
Nyamitra931/
Nyamiruha881/
Nyamera86744/
Nyomira867/
Nyamire866/
Nyamiro863/
Nyamiri862/
Niamira862/
Nyamiry861/
Njamira861/
Nyamairo8089/
Nyamieri8074/
Nyamioro8034/
Nyamairi8010/
Nyamiero802/
Niameira802/
Nyamhiri801/
Neyyamiri751/
Nyomera711,560/
Nyameri7163/
Nhamire7120/
Nyamere7110/
Nyamero717/
Gnamiry716/
Niamera716/
Nyomire711/
Gnamiri711/
Niamire710/
Nhamirre675,568/
Nyamhere67413/
Nyamgero6786/
Nyamesre675/
Nyamayro671/
Nyhomera671/
Nyomerah671/
Njamaire671/
Nehamire670/

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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 Nyamira
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