Nyier Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Nyier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nyier (85) may also be a first name.
Nyier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyier occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyier reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 85 people.
The surname Nyier is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Nyier is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Sudan, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Nyier
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