Nyatara Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyatara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyatara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
India161:47,941,586492,263
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Nyatara Last Name Facts

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

Nyatara is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyatara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyatara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyatara reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Nyatara is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 96 percent live, Nakuru County, where 1 percent live and Nyamira County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Nyatara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyattara931/
Nyatari86162/
Nhatara86152/
Nyatare8652/
Nyatora8614/
Nyataro861/
Nyathari80328/
Nyaatari807/
Nyaathari7513/
Nyatoro71301/
Nhatare71121/
Nyatori7120/
Nyatore7111/
Nhatari717/
Nhataro716/
Njatari712/
Nyotari711/
Nyotaro711/
Niastari6711/
Nyatuoro679/
Gnatarou678/
Nyathore674/
Nyatooro673/
Nyatuori671/
Niataris671/
Neatheary632/
Nhatoro571/
Nyotori571/
Neatore570/
Niotaris531/

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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
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  • 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 Nyatara
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