Nyarayi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyarayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyarayi (1,832) may also be a first name.

Nyarayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyarayi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nyarayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nyarayi live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 178,252nd most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 1,832 people.

The surname Nyarayi is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Nyarayi is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarai9251/
Nyaray922/
Nyaroyi861/
Nyaraye861/
Nyaraji861/
Nyaraya861/
Nyaraiu861/
Nyaruy77117/
Nyárai77101/
Nyáray7714/
Nyarau7713/
Gnarai7710/
Nyarie776/
Nyarae774/
Nyorai773/
Niarai773/
Nyarey772/
Nyarui772/
Nharai771/
Nyarei771/
Nyariya71214/
Nyaroya713/
Nyareya712/
Nyaraja712/
Nyarija712/
Niarais712/
Nyaruia711/
Nyaroye711/
Nyariyo711/
Gnarais711/
Nyarrie711/
Naiyaraj671/
Nyareath671/
Niarajit671/
Najharay671/

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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 Nyarayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis