Nyitar Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nyitar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyitar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5861:111,6927,444
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Nyitar (235) may also be a first name.

Nyitar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyitar is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyitar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyitar is the 249,873rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. Nyitar is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyitar are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 584,346th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 235 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,586 people, or 1 in 111,692. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 83 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Nyitar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyietar928/
Nyitor831,024/
Njitar8315/
Nietar832/
Nyetar831/
Nyistor7712/
Nyietor771/
Nyistár771/
Nyuytar771/
Njitarh771/
Neaitar771/
Nyisztor711,116/
Nietardt718/
Niethard713/
Njitor6792/
Niethardt6738/
Ngetar6731/
Niytor674/
Nietor674/
Njetar672/
Nyetor671/
Nijhjhtar671/
Niestor627/
Njistor622/
Nyesztor571/

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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 Nyitar
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