Napai Surname
Approximately 360 people bear this surname
Napai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 232 | 1:35,145 | 4,169 |
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| Solomon Islands | 28 | 1:20,715 | 4,044 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Napaï (1) are calculated separately.
Napai (830) may also be a first name.
Napai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Napai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Napai (Hindi: नपई, Marathi: नापई, Oriya: ନପାଇ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Napaï. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Napai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 785,023rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Napai live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Napai is also the 283,475th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 830 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 35,145. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 51 percent live, Jiwaka, where 14 percent live and Madang, where 10 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Napai is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Napai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Napai in the Hindi language | ||
| नपई | napa'i | - |
| Napai in the Oriya language | ||
| ନପାଇ | napa'i | - |
| Napai in the Marathi language | ||
| नापई | napa'i | - |
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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 Napai
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