Nahanya Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Nahanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Nahanya (331) may also be a first name.
Nahanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nahanya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahanya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 481,336th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 331 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Nahanya is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 66 percent live, Zamfara, where 31 percent live and Kano, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 45 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahamnya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naanya | 92 | 19 | / |
| Nahagna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ngahnya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nanya | 83 | 1,079 | / |
| Nahanias | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nnahanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhonya | 77 | 2,629 | / |
| Nganya | 77 | 1,742 | / |
| Nanhay | 77 | 67 | / |
| Nnanya | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nanyad | 77 | 44 | / |
| Nanyoa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Naania | 77 | 12 | / |
| Naynya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Naunya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nanyah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nainya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nahnyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nanjya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nhenya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nanyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanhaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanyha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nahanneah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naainia | 71 | 204 | / |
| Nanaiya | 71 | 20 | / |
| Naamnia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nanayya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nanayia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nahanjo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Naneiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nneanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| N'Honya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naaynia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naaniaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanaaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngannya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahanneeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naanias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngaanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanajya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanha | 67 | 667 | / |
| Nanyo | 67 | 396 | / |
| Nonya | 67 | 309 | / |
| Naainiaa | 67 | 139 | / |
| Nanaiyah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nannayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanyaeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnanayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnahagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahanjoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanyojja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanyahat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasennya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanaiyad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nahanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis