Nyoru Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nyoru Last Name Facts

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

Nyoru is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyoru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyoru is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyoru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Nyoru is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Nyoru is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 90 percent live and Nakuru County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noyoru912/
Nyoruu911/
Nyaru80408/
Nyrud80390/
Njoru8018/
Nayru8015/
Nyruh801/
Nyrut801/
Nyrau801/
Nyrou801/
Nyruy801/
Gnorou73556/
Nyaruy73117/
Neyrou7334/
Neytru7318/
Neyrus7314/
Nyarau7313/
Ngoiru7310/
Nytrup737/
Nayrou733/
Noirau733/
Nyruud732/
Nyarui732/
Noisru732/
Nayreu732/
Neorru731/
Nyarru731/
Nyarou731/
Nyreus731/
Nyoroe731/
Njoruh731/
Njorou731/
Neyreu731/
Niru672,574/
Neyroud671,142/
Neru671,005/
Noiraud67445/
Neyraud67230/
Nayrouz67198/
Noiroux6778/
Noiraux6756/
Neyraut6728/
Noiraut6723/
Nehorui6711/
Gnoraud675/
Gnourou672/
Nayraud672/
Nyaharu671/
Neyrouz671/
Nyaruth671/
Neyruus671/
Nayrout671/

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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 Nyoru
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