Namya Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Namya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Namya (493) may also be a first name.
Namya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namya (Arabic: نميا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻴﻪ, Hindi: नमया, Marathi: नायक, Oriya: ନମଯ୍ା, Russian: Намя) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namya is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Namya are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Namya is also the 382,601st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 493 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 42 percent live, Centre Region, where 33 percent live and East Region, where 23 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Namya is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻴﻪ | alnamyh | - |
| Namya in the Oriya language | ||
| ନମଯ୍ା | namaya | - |
| Namya in the Hindi language | ||
| नमया | namaya | 50 |
| नामया | namaya | 25 |
| नम्या | namya | 25 |
| Namya in the Marathi language | ||
| नायक | nayaka | 25 |
| नामया | namaya | 25 |
| नाग्या | nagya | 25 |
| नमया | namaya | 25 |
| Namya in the Russian language | ||
| Намя | nama | - |
| Namya in the Arabic language | ||
| نميا | nmya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Namya
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