Nadava Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nadava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nadava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nadava (24) may also be a first name.

Nadava Last Name Facts

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

Nadava (Arabic: نادافا, Marathi: नाडवा) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nadava reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nadava is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

Nadava is most frequent in India, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 4,080,135. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside and Telangana, where 3 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadaeva9222/
Nadavat928/
Nadavay923/
Nadavaa923/
Nadavad921/
Nahdaeva861/
Naydaeva861/
Nadavi83326/
Nedava83136/
Nadaba8383/
Nadawa8378/
Nadave8361/
Nadova8356/
Nadavo8311/
Nadeva834/
Nadeeva771,989/
Najdova77364/
Naydeva7791/
Naydova7782/
Nadoeva7775/
Nedaeva7741/
Nadawah7721/
Naidova7711/
Nadhavi779/
Naidave776/
Nadaabo775/
Nadawai775/
Nadabai774/
Nadaboa773/
Nahdavi773/
Nadabay772/
Naidawa772/
Nadavid772/
Nadgave772/
Nadhawa771/
Nnadaba771/
Naidavi771/
Nadavei771/
Nadavie771/
Nadavit771/
Naddawa771/
Nadavou771/
Nadabhai7127/
Nadasbaş7113/
Nadawath715/
Nashdavi712/
Nadhabai711/
Naadaave711/
Naydeova711/
Nadhavid711/
Nedeva674,625/
Nadabo673,032/
Nedova67777/
Nadabi67131/
Nedawa67113/
Nadoba6795/
Nadawi6775/
Nadabe6749/
Nadewa6715/
Nadowa6714/
Nodova6711/
Naydavood679/
Naďova674/
Nadawe674/
Nadová674/
Nadhabhai674/
Nadawo674/
Nodaba674/
Nodeva673/
Nadovy671/
Nodave671/
Nadovi671/

Nadava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nadava in the Marathi language
नाडवाnadava-
Nadava in the Arabic language
نادافاnadafa-

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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 Nadava
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