Nahiu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nahiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nahiu (24) may also be a first name.

Nahiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahiu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nahiu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Nahiu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nahiu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nahiu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Nahiu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Nahiu is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 83 percent reside and Sokoto, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahu891,271/
Naiu89418/
Nahai801,206/
Nahia80494/
Nahio80349/
Nayhi80136/
Naheu80107/
Naiou8080/
Nahei8075/
Naihi8033/
Nahji8030/
Nahau8028/
Naiud8022/
Naihu807/
Nayhu807/
Nahij805/
Nahyu805/
Naahu803/
Nahyi803/
Nahii802/
Nahiy802/
Nahju801/
Naius801/
Ngaiu801/
Gnaiu800/
Nau7592,989/
Nai7582,857/
Nahoue73180/
Nahaji7371/
Nahuet7327/
Nahues7320/
Gnaihi7312/
Nahias7312/
Nahaju7310/
Ngahyi739/
Naihid733/
Naihau733/
Nahaie733/
Nahayu732/
Ngahue732/
Nahiah731/
Nagiou731/
Nahyuh731/
Naihou731/
Nnaiuo731/
Nhahia731/
Nahaia731/
Naihuz731/
Ngaihi731/
Naji67373,432/
Nayi6744,034/
Ngai6742,263/
Nait6722,786/
Ngau678,729/
Naud678,318/
Naus673,707/
Naju673,370/
Nhau673,250/
Nayu671,914/
Naia671,762/
Naue671,683/
Naai671,661/
Naut671,606/
Naiz671,170/
Naie671,116/
Nais67916/
Gnau67893/
Gnahoue67787/
Neah67577/
Naih67550/
Naid67526/
Nohu67366/
Nhai67362/
Naip67353/
Naii67316/
Naio67313/
Nhuy67258/
Nauš67202/
Naux67177/
Nahy67155/
Nayh67151/
Nauß67129/
Naup67100/
Nheu6796/
Naiy6791/
Naij6775/
Gnai6774/
Nauy6765/
Nhoi6746/
'Nau6745/
Naić6744/
Nnai6743/
Nauh6736/
Nauč6732/
'Nai6726/
Hnau6721/
Nhou6720/
Naihaus6719/
Nnau6717/
Nauz6714/
Najh6712/
Naği678/
Naahiah677/
Hnai676/
Nauu676/
Nahj675/
Nahajou675/
Neiu674/
Ngaahue674/
Nhei673/
Naiá673/
Naihauz672/
Nahaich671/
Nahajiy671/
Nhie671/
Nauê671/
Naiß671/
Nauś671/
Naahaji671/
Nhui671/
Gnahiet671/
Nahajio671/
Naihous670/

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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 Nahiu
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