Nantia Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nantia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nantia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3171:65,5188,305
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Nantia (855) may also be a first name.

Nantia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nantia occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nantia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 820,032nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. Nantia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nantia are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,605th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 855 people.

Nantia is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 65,518. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 39 percent are found, West Region, where 34 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngantia9243/
Nantiat9213/
Nantias923/
Nanthia921/
Nantiah921/
Nanthiat862/
Nanteyia861/
Nainetia861/
Nantio83182/
Nantya837/
Nontia836/
Nantea834/
Nantja831/
Namtia831/
Nanteau7759/
Ngantio7744/
Nanthio778/
Gnontia777/
Nanteah776/
Ngontia772/
Nanteea771/
Ngantya771/
Gnantio771/
Nontiha771/
Nantjja771/
Nantajja71267/
Nantaaya7130/
Ngountia711/
Nantejja711/
Nnantajja671/
Nnantaaya671/
Nantaajja671/
Nontja671/
Nontea671/
Ngontio6218/
Nountio621/
Ngountio575/
Nantojjo573/
Ngonthio571/

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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 Nantia
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