Nakha Surname
Approximately 2,645 people bear this surname
Nakha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2,507 | 1:28,176 | 2,723 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakha (442) may also be a first name.
Nakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakha (Bengali: নখা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺨﺔ, Hindi: नाखा, Marathi: नखा, Oriya: ନଖ, Russian: Наха, Tibetan: ན་ཁ་) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nakha.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakha? popularity and diffusion
Nakha is the 164,067th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,755,216 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakha live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 407,699th most common first name at a global level, held by 442 people.
The surname Nakha is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 2,507 people, or 1 in 28,176. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Kanchanaburi Province, where 12 percent are found, Sakon Nakhon Province, where 10 percent are found and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Thailand this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺨﺔ | nkht | - |
| Nakha in the Tibetan language | ||
| ན་ཁ་ | nakha | - |
| Nakha in the Bengali language | ||
| নখা | nakha | - |
| Nakha in the Marathi language | ||
| नखा | nakha | 70 |
| नाखा | nakha | 30 |
| Nakha in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଖ | nakha | 61.54 |
| ନାଖ | nakha | 34.62 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 3.85 |
| Nakha in the Hindi language | ||
| नाखा | nakha | 44 |
| नखा | nakha | 24 |
| नखषअ | nakhasa'a | 12 |
| नकहा | nakaha | 10 |
| नख | nakha | 6 |
| नक्हा | nak'ha | 4 |
| Nakha in the Russian language | ||
| Наха | naha | - |
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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 Nakha
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