Navah Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Navah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 86 | 1:99,507 | 11,457 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Navah (5,606) may also be a first name.
Navah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Navah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Navah (Arabic: نافه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻔﻊ, Marathi: नवह) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Navah? popularity and diffusion
Navah is the 1,718,748th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Navah live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 89,456th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 5,606 people.
The last name Navah is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 99,507. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 71 percent live, Southern District, where 9 percent live and Central District, where 8 percent live. Beside Israel it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Navah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Navah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Navah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Navah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻔﻊ | anf | - |
| Navah in the Marathi language | ||
| नवह | navaha | - |
| Navah in the Arabic language | ||
| نافه | nafh | - |
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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 Navah
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