Hananiah Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Hananiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hananiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5241:338,05918,385
Israel4921:17,3942,597
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hananiah (672) may also be a first name.

Hananiah Last Name Facts

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

Hananiah (Arabic: حننيا) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Hananiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hananiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 313,815th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,088,175 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Hananiah reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 320,017th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 672 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 524 people, or 1 in 338,059. In Nigeria Hananiah is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 24 percent live, Taraba, where 21 percent live and Nasarawa, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 41 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Hananiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hananiah in the Arabic language
حننياhnnya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hananiah
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