Nahen Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Germany

Nahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Nähen (1) are calculated separately.

Nahen (133) may also be a first name.

Nahen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahen (Arabic: نهن, Hindi: नहें, Marathi: नहेन) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be found as: Nähen. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nahen is the 1,295,379th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Nahen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Nahen are found; 49 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 49 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nahen is also the 804,402nd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 133 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,485,946. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 96 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live and Japan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nähen931/
Nnahen911/
Ngahen911/
Naen891,493/
Hnahene8321/
Naahene831/
Naheten831/
Nahayen831/
Nauhein830/
Nahin8012,717/
Naene805,614/
Nohen80365/
Nehen80145/
Naeen8099/
Ngaen8016/
Na'en8011/
Nađen807/
Naein807/
Naent801/
Nahuysen7721/
Naeschen7711/
Nahuin7377/
Naayen7369/
Naijen7313/
Naenne733/
Naahin733/
Nayien732/
Na'eng732/
Neahin732/
Nhuien731/
Najhin731/
Nahoin731/
Neuhen731/
Gnohen731/
Neaene731/
Naahem731/
Naeein731/
Nahuijsen7157/
Neun671,606/
Noen67589/
Nauheim67153/
Naaijen6793/
Naessén6744/
Naengue678/
Najienė675/
Naiyene675/
Nahhing674/
Noehten671/
Neaheam671/
Nöen671/
Nahitin671/
Neahing671/
Najheem671/
Nahisin671/
Niehein670/

Nahen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahen in the Hindi language
नहेंnahem66.67
नहेनnahena33.33
Nahen in the Marathi language
नहेनnahena60
नाहnaha40
Nahen in the Arabic language
نهنnhn-

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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
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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 Nahen
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