Nyikuri Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Nyikuri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Nyikuri (65) may also be a first name.
Nyikuri Demographics
Nyikuri Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyikuri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyikuri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyikuri is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyikuri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 878,878th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. Nyikuri occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyikuri are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyikuri is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 65 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya Nyikuri is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 38 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.
Nyikuri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nyikuri last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyikura | 86 | 22 | / |
| Njikuri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyiekura | 80 | 76 | / |
| Niyokuri | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niikura | 71 | 453 | / |
| Nyikora | 71 | 74 | / |
| Nyekura | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyekori | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyekure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njekuri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niikure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niekurzy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gnekouri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyekuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njekure | 57 | 3 | / |
| Njecuri | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyicora | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyekore | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njikore | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhekure | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykhore | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Nyikuri
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