Namiya Surname
Approximately 925 people bear this surname
Namiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 836 | 1:46,698 | 5,758 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Namiya (1,079) may also be a first name.
Namiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻴﻪ, Hindi: नमिया, Marathi: नािमया, Oriya: ନମିୟ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 384,325th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,878,428 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Namiya reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Namiya is also the 243,209th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,079 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 46,698. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 29 percent are found, Kampala District, where 15 percent are found and Luweero District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ନମିୟ | namiya | - |
| Namiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻴﻪ | alnamyh | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻴﺔ | alnamyt | 33.33 |
| Namiya in the Hindi language | ||
| नमिया | namiya | 53.13 |
| नामिया | namiya | 28.13 |
| नमीया | namiya | 15.63 |
| नामीया | namiya | 3.13 |
| Namiya in the Marathi language | ||
| नािमया | naimaya | 44.44 |
| नामीया | namiya | 33.33 |
| नािजया | naijaya | 22.22 |
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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 Namiya
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