Nyera Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1031:513,99633,942
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyera (319) may also be a first name.

Nyera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyera (Tibetan: ཉེ་ར།) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,189,614th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyera are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyera is also the 491,536th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 319 people.

The last name Nyera is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 513,996. In Tanzania Nyera is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 91 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 19 percent reside.

Nyera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayera91420/
Nyerai91117/
Nyerga9163/
Nyiera9114/
N'Yera917/
Niyera914/
Nyjera911/
Neyera911/
Nyoera911/
Ngoyera83513/
Nheyera8325/
Nuyerga8316/
Ngayera839/
Nayeera834/
Nyerach833/
Nahyera831/
Naiyera831/
Nayerra831/
Nyojera831/
Gneyera831/
Nyaeira831/
Neira8085,767/
Neyra8033,740/
Nyero803,026/
Njera801,806/
Nayra801,608/
Nyere801,597/
Nuera801,531/
Neera801,330/
Ngera801,065/
Nyeri80573/
Naera80367/
Niera80253/
Nyira80163/
Nhera80130/
Neura8097/
Niyra8076/
Neara8076/
Noera8071/
Noyra8026/
Gnera804/
Neíra801/
Nejra801/
Nyyra801/
Najera73128,931/
Nehara733,188/
Nayara731,511/
Neeraj731,412/
Neyrat73928/
Nhyira73767/
Nájera73759/
Nierra73695/
Nowera73586/
Nierga73317/
Nieras73225/
Neuray73214/
Neirat73206/
Nayira73143/
Nehera73130/
Nawera73129/
Naerga73122/
Nheera73115/
Nierat73104/
Nayrat7367/
Nyitra7364/
Neurad7363/
Neuraz7358/
Nyiara7357/
Nejera7341/
Neiras7340/
Neutra7339/
Nyoero7335/
Niyara7333/
Nearad7325/
Nehira7325/
Nierad7322/
Nyiero7322/
Nàjera7317/
Neyara7315/
Nejara7315/
Nearat7313/
Neyras7313/
Nheraj7310/
Neihra738/
Naiera737/
Nhaera735/
Nuyira735/
Nayora734/
Nieira734/
Nieyra734/
Nyeryd734/
Nuyrat734/
Naiyra733/
Naaera733/
Nihera733/
Nijera733/
Nouera733/
Nágera733/
Nojera733/
Nujera732/
Ngoera732/
Nyyara732/
Gnerra732/
Nayras732/
Neyrra732/
Nierza732/
Nyiras732/
Nuerra732/
Nyerep732/
Ngerah732/
Noysra732/
Ngayra732/
Naerra731/
N'Gera731/
Nyieri731/
Nyirai731/
Nayyra731/
Neyero731/
Neyraa731/
Neiray731/
Nejira731/
Niehra731/
Nherea731/
Nheura731/
Nhjera731/
Noerra731/
Neeray731/
Nyerie731/
Nyerih731/
Noeraa731/
Ngeira731/
Nyirer731/
Neaera731/
Nayero731/
Nayrea731/
Nayura731/
Neirga731/
Neirra731/
Neeira731/
Ngnera731/
Ngeara731/
N'Yere731/
N'Yira731/
Niyora731/
Njeera731/
Njeira731/
Njeraa731/
Nyiora731/
Nyereh731/
Nyerei731/
Nyeroy731/
Neuras731/
Nearea731/
Nyiere731/
Noyero731/
Neerah731/
Ngerai731/
Nuyara731/
Noyora731/
Neurat730/
Neurah730/
Nahwera6710,624/
Nierras671,265/
Nyitray67503/
Nhyirah67277/
Neyraud67230/
Nyohero67102/
Nieraad6796/
Nayyeri6782/
Naweera6761/
Nayaras6751/
Najeera6749/
Nayarai6733/
Nierath6731/
Nayarad6731/
Neyraut6728/
Nyiraha6723/
Ñera6720/
Najerah6719/
Neirach6718/
Nieradt6718/
Nawerah6717/
Nayarah6716/
Neuraij6716/
Nayarap6715/
Neuradt6715/
Nayarat6713/
Nehiray6712/
Nayaraj6710/
Nayreau6710/
Nieraja6710/
Niehrah679/
Nayorga679/
Neirath678/
Gnerahe678/
Najerra676/
Nayarau676/
Neirras676/
Nogiera676/
Neharaj675/
Ngayira675/
Nayaray674/
Nagiera674/
Nayiraj674/
Noyarat674/
Niyarat674/
Noyrach674/
Najeraa673/
Nayhero672/
Nayirah672/
Nayraud672/
Nierrad672/
Nyirash672/
Ngoyira672/
Najerea671/
Nuyarat671/
Neeiraj671/
Nearath671/
Neithra671/
Nhowera671/
Niyaraj671/
Nyiorga671/
Naayira671/
Neuraus671/
Nohwera671/
Noyorga671/
Noweera671/
Najeraj671/
Nahjera671/
Nayasra671/
Neiraud671/
Neiraut671/
Nejahra671/
Neuhora671/
Neyarad671/
N'Yiero671/
Naawera671/
Niyarad671/
Niyarah671/
Nnawera671/
Nnayara671/
Nierads671/
Nierraz671/
Nyitraï671/
Nyiraja671/
Nyeruot671/
Nejerea671/
Nayyery671/
Nyojero671/
Najiera671/
Naiyeri671/
Neatrat671/
Nayarra671/
Nojeera671/
Ngoyara671/

Nyera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyera in the Tibetan language
ཉེ་ར།nyéra-

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