Namayan Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Liberia

Namayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5681:178,23628,748
Kenya1751:263,88517,546
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Namayan (331) may also be a first name.

Namayan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Namayan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Namayan (Arabic: نامايان, Hindi: नमायन, Marathi: नामायण, Russian: Намаян) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 412,986th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,634,533 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Namayan reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Namayan is also the 481,336th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 331 people.

It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 178,236. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 42 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 23 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Namayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Namayan surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Namayan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Namayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namayan in the Marathi language
नामायणnamayana-
Namayan in the Hindi language
नमायनnamayana33.33
नमयनnamayana33.33
नामायनnamayana33.33
Namayan in the Russian language
Намаянnamaan-
Namayan in the Arabic language
نامايانnamayan-

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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
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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 Namayan
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