Nyankaira Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Nyankaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 196 | 1:270,110 | 21,359 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
Nyankaira Demographics
Nyankaira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyankaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyankaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyankaira is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyankaira.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyankaira? popularity and diffusion
Nyankaira is the 1,022,958th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyankaira are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 270,110. In Tanzania Nyankaira is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 63 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 37 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Nyankaira is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent are found.
Nyankaira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyankara | 94 | 9 | / |
| Nyankira | 94 | 8 | / |
| Nyankeira | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nyankiora | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyankiera | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niankara | 82 | 469 | / |
| Nyamkara | 82 | 154 | / |
| Nyankari | 82 | 36 | / |
| Nyamkira | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyankera | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyankiro | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nionkara | 71 | 38 | / |
| Niankare | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gnankiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niankaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niankari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhankare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hniangkhara | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nionkare | 59 | 214 | / |
| Gnankere | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkeri | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nionkari | 59 | 1 | / |
| Niankoury | 56 | 53 | / |
| Niankouri | 56 | 9 | / |
| Nyonkourou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngeankeeree | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Nyankaira
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