Nyanyira Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Nyanyira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Nyanyira (23) may also be a first name.
Nyanyira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanyira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyanyira occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanyira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyanyira is the 1,333,288th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Nyanyira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyanyira live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyanyira is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.
The surname Nyanyira is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 97,096. In Zimbabwe Nyanyira is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 40 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 35 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanyirai | 94 | 61 | / |
| Nyanjira | 88 | 1,650 | / |
| Nyanyiri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjera | 75 | 317 | / |
| Nyangera | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nhanhira | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyanjire | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyanyere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nianyiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanhera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanhire | 75 | 0 | / |
| Nyangiire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyangiero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjyera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangiiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangeri | 63 | 1,676 | / |
| Nyangero | 63 | 375 | / |
| Nyongera | 63 | 165 | / |
| Nyangere | 63 | 93 | / |
| Nyonjera | 63 | 18 | / |
| Njanjire | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjere | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyongiire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyongeire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nayonjera | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyongerai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyongere | 50 | 8 | / |
| Nyongero | 50 | 5 | / |
| Gnagnere | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gnagneri | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gnagnero | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nhonyera | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyanyira
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