Napia Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Napia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3881:340,84829,628
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Uganda831:470,35327,634
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Napia (1,323) may also be a first name.

Napia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napia (Georgian: ნაფია, Hindi: नपीा, Oriya: ନପିଆ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Napia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Napia is the 506,165th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Napia are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Napia is also the 216,033rd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 1,323 people.

The last name Napia is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 340,848. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 17 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 16 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 14 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Napia exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Napia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Napia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napiah913,224/
Napias91382/
Naphia91116/
Gnapia9166/
Napiha9112/
Ngapia9110/
Napija918/
Nahpia912/
Naipia911/
Napiea911/
Naapia911/
Nhapia911/
Napiad911/
Naspia911/
Nappia910/
Napaiya8379/
Napihaa8358/
Napijai8345/
Napijja836/
Napfiah834/
Nappioa832/
Napiyoa831/
Ngahpia831/
Naapiah831/
Napio802,688/
Nopia802,159/
Nepia80610/
Napya8062/
Napea806/
Naphijai7737/
Naipayia771/
Nappijja771/
Nahapiah771/
Nopiah73596/
Naipio7394/
Ngapya7365/
Napeau7351/
Noipia7340/
Ngopia7333/
Nappio7328/
Napyap7322/
Ngapio7317/
Noopia7313/
Napyah7313/
Napeah7312/
Napijo7310/
Napioh739/
Nopias736/
Napiot735/
Naphea734/
Napjas732/
Naapio732/
Ngapja731/
Napeea731/
Gnapio731/
Napios731/
Napeha731/
Noupia731/
Nopiap731/
Nopiaa731/
Neapea731/
Nepiah731/
Nappiot6731/
Noopiah6710/
Napaaya678/
Napaijo674/
Noupiap673/
Napeiyo672/
Napayya671/
Nopiaah671/
Nophias671/
Ngapjio671/
Ngaipio671/
Napehah671/
Noudpia671/
Ngophia671/
Napayea671/

Napia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napia in the Georgian language
ნაფიაnapia-
Napia in the Oriya language
ନପିଆnapi'a-
Napia in the Hindi language
नपीाnapia66.67
नपीआnapi'a33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Napia
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