Nathava Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nathava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nathava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Israel121:713,13647,700
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nathava (68) may also be a first name.

Nathava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nathava (Hindi: नथवा, Marathi: नथवा) is most common in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nathava? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Nathava occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nathava live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nathava is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 68 people.

The surname Nathava is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent reside and Taiwan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nathava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nathava in the Hindi language
नथवाnathava-
Nathava in the Marathi language
नथवाnathava66.67
नाथवाnathava33.33

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