Nyerson Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyerson is most common in Liberia. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyerson? popularity and diffusion

Nyerson is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Nyerson is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nyerson live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Liberia Nyerson occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neyerson930/
Nierson863/
Noerson861/
Nearson861/
Neirson860/
Neerson860/
Neurson860/
Niersen7124/
Neersen7123/
Noersen713/
Nearsom710/
Nairson710/
Neirsom710/
Naerssen676/
Noursen579/
Nierchausen560/
Nourseen5310/
Noursoum531/
Najarsang506/
Nayarsiem501/

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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 Nyerson
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