Nahi Surname
Approximately 28,843 people bear this surname
Nahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 16,500 | 1:2,123 | 263 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,924 | 1:7,890 | 681 |
| Morocco | 2,897 | 1:11,901 | 1,718 |
| Iran | 1,949 | 1:39,396 | 4,616 |
| Algeria | 1,388 | 1:27,833 | 5,058 |
| Syria | 475 | 1:40,634 | 2,377 |
| France | 458 | 1:145,028 | 22,418 |
| Pakistan | 368 | 1:485,445 | 8,465 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 203 | 1:3,778,647 | 104,625 |
| Indonesia | 144 | 1:918,397 | 68,422 |
| Mauritania | 135 | 1:30,332 | 2,507 |
| Yemen | 103 | 1:256,556 | 9,308 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Niger | 63 | 1:304,635 | 9,114 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Kosovo | 18 | 1:103,437 | 5,529 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Ñahi (1) are calculated separately.
Nahi (7,002) may also be a first name.
Nahi Demographics
Nahi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Nahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nahi (Arabic: ناحي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﻲ, Hindi: नही, Marathi: नाही, Oriya: ନାହି) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ñahi. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahi? popularity and diffusion
Nahi is the 19,062nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 252,663 people. The last name Nahi is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Nahi live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Levant. It is also the 77,533rd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 7,002 people.
The surname Nahi is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is borne by 16,500 people, or 1 in 2,123. Outside of Iraq it exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Morocco, where 10 percent are found.
Nahi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nahi has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nahi last name rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nahi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nahi last name is primarily Jewish (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Nahi are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nahi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.05% more than the national average, earning $53,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $42,373 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﻲ | alnahy | 80 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻩ | alnah | 9.47 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻫﻰ | alnahy | 5.26 |
| ﻧﺎﻫﻲ | nahy | 3.16 |
| Nahi in the Hindi language | ||
| नही | nahi | 76.4 |
| नाही | nahi | 10.11 |
| नाहिदा | nahida | 5.62 |
| नन्ही | nanhi | 4.49 |
| नाहि | nahi | 1.12 |
| नहि | nahi | 1.12 |
| Nahi in the Marathi language | ||
| नाही | nahi | 72 |
| नही | nahi | 24 |
| नाहीद | nahida | 4 |
| Nahi in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାହି | nahi | 42.86 |
| ନହୀ | nahi | 28.57 |
| ନହି | nahi | 28.57 |
| Nahi in the Arabic language | ||
| ناحي | nahy | - |
| ناهى | nahy | - |
| ناهي | nahy | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nahi
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