Nyerima Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyerima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyerima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyerima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyerima is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyerima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyerima is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nyerima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyerima reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Nyerima is primarily concentrated in: Moyo District, where 89 percent reside and Adjumani District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Nyerima exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neirima8632/
Neerima867/
Ngerima864/
Nyerema864/
Gnerima862/
Nyirima861/
Njerima861/
Nherima861/
Nearima861/
Nayirima8022/
Nayarima807/
Nnyerime801/
Nawerima801/
Neurisma801/
Nairima71634/
Njirima71475/
Njerema71200/
Ngerime7181/
Ngerema714/
Naurima712/
Neirema711/
Gnerema711/
Nyirema711/
Nyeremi711/
Noureima673/
Njehrema671/
Nyesremo671/
Njjirima671/
Neyirema671/
Nawerema671/
Naiirima671/
Nairrima671/

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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 Nyerima
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