Nav Surname

102,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,6721:4,218651
Israel2631:32,5394,585
Pakistan2361:756,96611,039
India2101:3,652,692102,297
Taiwan1051:223,2831,894
Iran811:947,93244,636
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Náv (1) are calculated separately.

Nav (12,115) may also be a first name.

Nav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nav (Arabic: ناف, Hindi: नव, Marathi: नव, Russian: Нав) occurs most in Cambodia. It may also occur as a variant: Náv. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,303rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,581,842 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nav are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 53,803rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,115 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 3,672 people, or 1 in 4,218. In Cambodia Nav is most frequent in: Prey Veng Province, where 11 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent reside and Kampong Speu Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Cambodia Nav exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.

Nav Last Name Statistics demography

Nav earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $46,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Náv891/
Naev86298/
Ngav86185/
Naiv8629/
Navs8616/
Nauv8610/
Nahv867/
Neav867/
Natv867/
Gnav865/
Navz864/
Naav863/
Nasv862/
Navt862/
Navå862/
Navd861/
Nhav861/
Najv861/
Ngauv7558/
Nahav7512/
Nhaiv757/
Nathv755/
Navch754/
Nheav751/
Neavs751/
Naw67277,303/
Nab677,585/
Nap674,346/
Nov674,121/
Nev671,828/
Naf671,426/
Nawova6732/
Napova6721/
Nabova6710/
Napová673/
Nağiev672/
Navova672/
Nafova672/

Nav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nav in the Hindi language
नवnava97.22
नावnava2.47
Nav in the Marathi language
नवnava62.5
नावnava37.5
Nav in the Russian language
Навnav-
Nav in the Arabic language
نافnaf-

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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 Nav
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