Nahason Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Nahason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 591 | 1:89,580 | 9,024 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Nahason (3,208) may also be a first name.
Nahason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nahason (Marathi: नहासोन, Oriya: ନହସନ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nahason.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahason? popularity and diffusion
It is the 501,369th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. Nahason occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nahason are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 126,730th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 3,208 people.
The last name Nahason is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 89,580. In Tanzania Nahason is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 56 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 21 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nahason Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nahason in the Oriya language | ||
| ନହସନ | nahasana | - |
| Nahason in the Marathi language | ||
| नहासोन | nahasona | - |
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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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- 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 Nahason
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