Nyerima Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Nyerima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neirima | 86 | 32 | / |
| Neerima | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ngerima | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyerema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gnerima | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyirima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njerima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nherima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nearima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nayirima | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nayarima | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nnyerime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nawerima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neurisma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nairima | 71 | 634 | / |
| Njirima | 71 | 475 | / |
| Njerema | 71 | 200 | / |
| Ngerime | 71 | 81 | / |
| Ngerema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naurima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neirema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnerema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyirema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyeremi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noureima | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njehrema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyesremo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njjirima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyirema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawerema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiirima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nairrima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyerima
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