Nyankir Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nyankir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyankir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyankir (25) may also be a first name.

Nyankir Last Name Facts

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

Nyankir is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyankir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Nyankir are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name globally, held by 25 people.

The surname Nyankir is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Nyankir is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Nyankir is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyankuir931/
Nyangkir931/
Nyankere801/
Nyancuir801/
Nyangkeer751/
Nyonker713/
Nyongker673/
Gnankere671/
Nyancher671/
Nyanqueer6323/
Niamkerd5314/
Njonkerh531/
Neancher530/

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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 Nyankir
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