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
The last name Namaya (Marathi: नामया, Oriya: ନମୟ, Russian: Намая) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Namaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Namaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 149,952nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,475,389 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Namaya live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Namaya is also the 451,716th most numerous first name globally, borne by 370 people.
The last name Namaya is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,038 people, or 1 in 738,984. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and Malawi, where 23 percent are found.
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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