Nyior Surname
Approximately 3,265 people bear this surname
Nyior Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,260 | 1:54,338 | 4,131 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyior (587) may also be a first name.
Nyior Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyior Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyior occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyior? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 137,284th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,232,020 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyior live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 345,345th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 587 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,260 people, or 1 in 54,338. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 90 percent live, Nasarawa, where 4 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyoior | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nyioyr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnyior | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyir | 89 | 12 | / |
| Nnyiore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nayir | 80 | 6,068 | / |
| Nyirő | 80 | 575 | / |
| Nayor | 80 | 479 | / |
| Naior | 80 | 220 | / |
| Nyiar | 80 | 178 | / |
| Neyor | 80 | 152 | / |
| Neior | 80 | 42 | / |
| Nijor | 80 | 38 | / |
| Niyor | 80 | 31 | / |
| Nyier | 80 | 16 | / |
| Neyir | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nyoir | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nuyor | 80 | 6 | / |
| Noyor | 80 | 4 | / |
| Njior | 80 | 4 | / |
| Noior | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niior | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyjir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyijr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuior | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nioer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nayire | 73 | 127 | / |
| Nyoher | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nijjor | 73 | 9 | / |
| Neayor | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nayier | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nawior | 73 | 7 | / |
| Neeyor | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nayoor | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nnayor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nayord | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noyoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niohar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niojar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahyor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naiyor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nihoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayyor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naihor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neyour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nair | 67 | 641,946 | / |
| Nour | 67 | 378,875 | / |
| Noer | 67 | 8,163 | / |
| Noir | 67 | 5,984 | / |
| Niyr | 67 | 4,186 | / |
| Nier | 67 | 3,061 | / |
| Njir | 67 | 522 | / |
| Nyer | 67 | 387 | / |
| Neir | 67 | 247 | / |
| Nayr | 67 | 137 | / |
| Nuir | 67 | 88 | / |
| Niir | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gnayore | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nhir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Noyr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neyr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hngeior | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyirova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyjr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngahyir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyuirt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyirová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Náir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyhort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neihort | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nyior
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