Nyiro Surname
Approximately 3,345 people bear this surname
Nyiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,925 | 1:15,788 | 1,885 |
| Uganda | 260 | 1:150,151 | 13,303 |
| Romania | 68 | 1:295,263 | 26,760 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Nyíró (1) are calculated separately.
Nyiro (765) may also be a first name.
Nyiro Demographics
Nyiro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyiro is most common in Kenya. It can be found as: Nyíró. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiro? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyiro is the 134,574th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,178,639 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyiro live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyiro is also the 296,849th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 765 people.
Nyiro is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,925 people, or 1 in 15,788. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 42 percent live, Kwale County, where 39 percent live and Mombasa County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.
Nyiro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nyiro last name is principally Christian (78%) in Kenya.
In The United States Nyiro are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.
Nyiro earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyoiro | 91 | 66 | / |
| Nyiero | 91 | 22 | / |
| Nyirop | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nyiroh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nyiroi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnyiro | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyirou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyirot | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyíró | 87 | 1 | / |
| N'Yiero | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niero | 80 | 5,477 | / |
| Nyero | 80 | 3,026 | / |
| Njiro | 80 | 930 | / |
| Nyira | 80 | 163 | / |
| Niiro | 80 | 79 | / |
| Nhiro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhyira | 73 | 767 | / |
| Nierop | 73 | 699 | / |
| Nieiro | 73 | 191 | / |
| Nieroz | 73 | 181 | / |
| Nihero | 73 | 132 | / |
| Nyitra | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ngiero | 73 | 47 | / |
| Nierou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Nierod | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nyiera | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nhiiro | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nietro | 73 | 7 | / |
| Njairo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngiiro | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyiras | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nihiro | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gniero | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiroo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyeroy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiora | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nierro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nieros | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nieroj | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Yira | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nieruo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhyirah | 67 | 277 | / |
| Nyohero | 67 | 102 | / |
| Nieroth | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nyiraha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nyirash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyeruot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyitraï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyyroos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nietroj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nierodz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naayira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiorga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaeira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiyoro | 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
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- 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 Nyiro
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