Nahodha Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nahodha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahodha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4041:131,04412,265
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Nahodha (58) may also be a first name.

Nahodha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahodha is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahodha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 718,674th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahodha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 58 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 131,044. In Tanzania it is most common in: Lindi Region, where 51 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 42 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Nahodha is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Nahodha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nahodha surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahoudha931/
Nahoda922,242/
Naodha921/
Nahouda866/
Naoda83752/
Nahoudoh801/
Nahodo77530/
Náhoda7712/
Ngaoda776/
Nohoda776/
Najoda774/
Naouda774/
Naodai771/
Naoida771/
Nayodah7110/
Naoudai719/
Naodoph716/
Ngaouda714/
Noihoda712/
Ngohoda711/
Nahodou711/
Najjoda711/
Noada6774/
Naodo677/
Nahoudou672/

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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 Nahodha
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