Napaiya Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Napaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Napaiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napaiya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Napaiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Napaiya is the 2,121,169th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Napaiya are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Napaiya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Napaiya occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napaaya868/
Napiyoa861/
Napayya861/
Napayea861/
Napya8362/
Naipayia801/
Naphayao801/
Ngapya7765/
Napyap7722/
Napyah7713/
Napaua771/
Napihaa7158/
Napijai7145/
Napaijo714/
Napeiyo712/
Ngapaoi711/
Napaoit711/
Napio672,688/
Napao672,284/
Napia67648/
Napyo67421/
Naphijai6737/
Napea676/
Napaó671/
Nopya671/

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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 Napaiya
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