Nyeru Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nyeru (11) may also be a first name.

Nyeru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyeru occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyeru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyeru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Nyeru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyeru live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyeru is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live, Songwe Region, where 1 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Nyeru occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayeru911/
Nyereu911/
Nyerush8333/
Nayergu831/
Njeru8076,842/
Ngeru80892/
Neeru80287/
Neiru8030/
Neuru8015/
Nayru8015/
Nyiru8014/
Naeru8012/
Niyru807/
Nheru805/
Nieru801/
Nearu800/
Nayeruch772/
Neharu73526/
Nejrup7389/
Njeruh7388/
Nayaru7369/
Neirou7348/
Nierou7342/
Neyrou7334/
Neheru7329/
Neytru7318/
Njerou7315/
Neyrus7314/
Gnerou7310/
Nneeru739/
Neirup736/
Njeeru736/
Ngereu735/
Nayuru735/
Nehiru735/
Nejiru734/
Neirus734/
Nayrou733/
Nyioru733/
Nayiru733/
Nayreu732/
Ngieru732/
Noyoru732/
Niyaru732/
Neirud731/
Nyirou731/
Neerui731/
Nearud731/
Nejaru731/
Njeuru731/
Njeiru731/
Nejeru731/
Neyreu731/
Ngeruh731/
Nearhu731/
Najeru731/
Nearus730/
Nyetroutt711/
Neyroud671,142/
Neyraud67230/
Nayrouz67198/
Nieruch6737/
Neyraut6728/
Neirouz6721/
Nayarau676/
Naiheru675/
Neirous675/
Nearhou674/
Neitrup672/
Nayraud672/
Nayarou672/
Najeeru672/
Gnayiru672/
Naweeru671/
Ñeru671/
Neiraud671/
Nuyarus671/
Nayaruy671/
Neuhrus671/
Neyrouz671/
Nayrout671/
Neuraus671/
Neiraut671/
Neyruus671/
Nyoyoru671/
Neiroud670/
Neutrup670/
Nearous670/

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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 Nyeru
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