Nyatera Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyatera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyatera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Nyatera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyatera occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nyatera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyatera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,310,135th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyatera live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Nyatera is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 94 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Nyatera Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyathera931/
Nyatero8611/
Nyatira8611/
Nyateri867/
Nyotera861/
Nyathira80684/
Nyaatheri751/
Nyatiro711/
Nyatiri711/
Nyatiroh676/
Nyathiri672/
Neattery671/
Nyatirit671/
Neatherry6312/
Neatheary632/
Neatherey631/
Ñatuira574/
Nhatire571/
Nioterio537/
Neoterio531/
Nhatirre531/
Nyothiri531/

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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 Nyatera
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