Nyarere Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyarere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyarere (13) may also be a first name.

Nyarere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyarere is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nyarere is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyarere are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyarere is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 80 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyariere931/
Nyarera8671/
Nyorere8668/
Nyarire8628/
Nyareri861/
Nyariera809/
Nyorerer801/
Nyariri711,153/
Nyarira71104/
Nharire7119/
Nhorere711/
Nihorere671/
Niarira5791/
Nhariri572/
Njairira531/

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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 Nyarere
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