Nahway Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Nahway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Nahway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nahway (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﺍﻱ) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahway? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nahway is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nahway reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Nahway is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Nahway is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 35 percent live, Montserrado County, where 29 percent live and Margibi County, where 24 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 49 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nahway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nahway in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﺍﻱ | alnhway | 80 |
| ﺍﻧﺤﻮﺍﻱ | anhway | 20 |
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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 Nahway
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