Namayya Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Namayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Namayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namayya is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Namayya.
How Common Is The Last Name Namayya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namayya is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Namayya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Namayya live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name Namayya is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger Namayya is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 55 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 45 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nammayya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Namaiya | 86 | 44 | / |
| Namaaya | 86 | 20 | / |
| Namya | 83 | 80 | / |
| Namaheya | 80 | 344 | / |
| Namajjya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namjaa | 77 | 53 | / |
| Namjay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Namyas | 77 | 6 | / |
| Namyat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Namaau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngamya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namiay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naamya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namyad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namaea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhamya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namaoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neamya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnamayoua | 75 | 10 | / |
| Namajja | 71 | 8,591 | / |
| Nahamya | 71 | 1,921 | / |
| Namaiyo | 71 | 42 | / |
| Namaaja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namahao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namahea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namaiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namajia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najmaoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naamyay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namia'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namijay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahmyaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namiyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namyash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namia | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Namao | 67 | 633 | / |
| Namea | 67 | 117 | / |
| Namja | 67 | 61 | / |
| Namaioua | 67 | 56 | / |
| Namyo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Namajjja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nomya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nahaimya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naahamya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namajjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namaijia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamayio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naamajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najmajha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namayoho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namaajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namaieaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namajija | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Namayya
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