Nahue Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Nahue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Ñahue (514) are calculated separately.

Nahue (19) may also be a first name.

Nahue Last Name Facts

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

Nahue occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ñahue. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahue? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nahue live; 56 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 19 people.

The surname Nahue is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,096,004. In Peru it is most common in: Arequipa Region, where 55 percent live, Lima Province, where 24 percent live and Cusco Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Peru Nahue occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Nahue Last Name Statistics demography

Nahue earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.46% more than the national average, earning $71,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñahue93514/
Nayue8024/
Nohue8016/
Nouhue731/
Nauu676/
Neaie60325/
Nouie609/
Nayuu601/
Noyue601/
Nuoie601/
Naayuu5519/
Naayie5513/
Najieh555/
Nnajie553/
Naijie552/

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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 Nahue
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