Nyarima Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyarima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda421:929,50741,540
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Nyarima (19) may also be a first name.

Nyarima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyarima is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyarima reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyarima is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda Nyarima is most common in: Moyo District, where 79 percent are found and Adjumani District, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarema8619/
Nyarimi864/
Nearima861/
Ñaurima7110/
Neorima711/
Njorima711/
Nijharimay711/
Gnarema711/
Nyoreme5712/
Niaresmi5314/

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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 Nyarima
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