Nahwi Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Nahwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 279 | 1:14,677 | 1,387 |
| Indonesia | 105 | 1:1,259,516 | 88,308 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nahwi (297) may also be a first name.
Nahwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nahwi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﻱ) is found most in Mauritania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahwi? popularity and diffusion
Nahwi is the 698,433rd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. Nahwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Nahwi live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 297 people.
Nahwi is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 14,677. In Mauritania Nahwi is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 49 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 21 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nahwi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nahwi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﻱ | alnhwy | 58.7 |
| ﺍﻧﺤﻮﻱ | anhwy | 25 |
| ﺍﻧﺤﻮﻯ | anhwy | 8.7 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻮﻯ | alnhwy | 3.26 |
| ﻧﺤﻮﻱ | nhwy | 2.17 |
| ﺍﺍﻧﺤﻮﻱ | aanhwy | 1.09 |
| ﺃﻧﺤﻮﻱ | anhwy | 1.09 |
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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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- 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 Nahwi
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