Namaya Surname
Approximately 2,944 people bear this surname
Namaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,038 | 1:738,984 | 33,803 |
| Cameroon | 868 | 1:23,927 | 3,234 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Zambia | 109 | 1:145,412 | 10,533 |
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Namaya (370) may also be a first name.
Namaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namaya (Marathi: नामया, Oriya: ନମୟ, Russian: Намая) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Namaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Namaya? popularity and diffusion
Namaya is the 149,952nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,475,389 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Namaya are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 451,716th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 370 people.
The surname Namaya is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,038 people, or 1 in 738,984. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ନମୟ | namaya | - |
| Namaya in the Marathi language | ||
| नामया | namaya | 80 |
| नमया | namaya | 13.33 |
| नयन | nayana | 6.67 |
| Namaya in the Russian language | ||
| Намая | namaa | - |
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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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