Nahantsi Surname

189,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Nahantsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahantsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4891:118,9687,861
Niger7391:25,9701,524

Nahantsi (650) may also be a first name.

Nahantsi Last Name Facts

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

Nahantsi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahantsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,571st most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,270,891 people. Nahantsi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahantsi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 325,842nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 650 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,489 people, or 1 in 118,968. In Nigeria Nahantsi is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 85 percent are found, Zamfara, where 12 percent are found and Ogun, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Nahantsi
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