Napiya Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Napiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Napiya (983) may also be a first name.
Napiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Napiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Napiya (Hindi: नपीया, Marathi: नािपया) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Napiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Napiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Napiya is the 975,866th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Napiya live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 256,947th most widespread first name in the world, held by 983 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 28 percent are found, Budaka District, where 24 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 18 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Napiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Napiya in the Marathi language | ||
| नािपया | naipaya | - |
| Napiya in the Hindi language | ||
| नपीया | napiya | 66.2 |
| नपिया | napiya | 26.76 |
| नापिया | napiya | 5.63 |
| नपीय | napiya | 1.41 |
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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 Napiya
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