Nahashion Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nahashion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahashion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nahashion (40) may also be a first name.

Nahashion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahashion occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nahashion.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahashion? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nahashion is the 1,658,108th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahashion are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nahashion is also the 1,614,485th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya Nahashion is most common in: Nandi County, where 63 percent reside, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 29 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Nahashion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nashion8891/
Nashihon8242/
Nashian7534/
Nascion7514/
Nassion754/
Nasuion754/
Noshion751/
Nachaiyong741/
Nashihan7198/
Nashiaan7176/
Nahasyan7116/
Nashiane711/
Nassione711/
Nachione711/
Nasouhian67407/
Nasihatin6766/
Natshiane677/
Naxion673/
Nasyon672/

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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 Nahashion
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