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
The last name Napai (Hindi: नपई, Marathi: नापई, Oriya: ନପାଇ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as: Napaï. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Napai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Napai are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 283,475th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 830 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 35,145. In Papua New Guinea Napai is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 51 percent live, Jiwaka, where 14 percent live and Madang, where 10 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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