Nayah Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Nayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 303 | 1:68,545 | 8,621 |
| Indonesia | 153 | 1:864,374 | 65,003 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nayah (2,566) may also be a first name.
Nayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nayah (Bengali: নযঃ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪ) is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nayah.
How Common Is The Last Name Nayah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 611,703rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. Nayah occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Nayah are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 145,380th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 2,566 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 68,545. In Cameroon Nayah is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 76 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 22 percent reside and West Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayash | 91 | 135 | / |
| Nayach | 91 | 101 | / |
| Nayaph | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nhayah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naya | 89 | 28,528 | / |
| Nayh | 89 | 151 | / |
| Nahayah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngahyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Najah | 80 | 19,249 | / |
| Ngaya | 80 | 5,586 | / |
| Nahya | 80 | 3,821 | / |
| Nayaz | 80 | 1,521 | / |
| Nayeh | 80 | 584 | / |
| Niyah | 80 | 583 | / |
| Nayat | 80 | 576 | / |
| Naaya | 80 | 404 | / |
| Nauya | 80 | 319 | / |
| Nayad | 80 | 271 | / |
| Nayap | 80 | 152 | / |
| Nayhi | 80 | 136 | / |
| Nayau | 80 | 132 | / |
| Naiah | 80 | 110 | / |
| Nayas | 80 | 100 | / |
| Nnaya | 80 | 75 | / |
| Nayih | 80 | 55 | / |
| Nayoh | 80 | 54 | / |
| Nyoah | 80 | 53 | / |
| Nuyah | 80 | 52 | / |
| Nayaa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Neyah | 80 | 36 | / |
| Naajh | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nyiah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Noyah | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gnaya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nayha | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nhaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Naysh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nayuh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nayhu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naahu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyjah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Noaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Naaih | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nayho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naahj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naïya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngayh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayjh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nay | 75 | 33,633 | / |
| Naa | 75 | 9,281 | / |
| Nayaya | 73 | 1,632 | / |
| Najath | 73 | 1,093 | / |
| Najaya | 73 | 905 | / |
| Nayesh | 73 | 462 | / |
| Nahaya | 73 | 142 | / |
| Nejaya | 73 | 103 | / |
| Nihyah | 73 | 66 | / |
| Najaha | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nayiph | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nujaya | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngajah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Naajih | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nayish | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nahyeh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Najahe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Naajah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nnaiah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nauyad | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nayaja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nayowa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nhayeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngoyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nojaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nayosh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naaish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naiath | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngnaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngayeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nayijh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngaiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Niyash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Najaht | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyojah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nayass | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nayoch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngayih | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Gaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Noyaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nahjah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naiaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naaidh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuyath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noyath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hnayeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahyuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naahyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naajhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naihah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayeth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayi | 67 | 44,034 | / |
| Neya | 67 | 24,302 | / |
| Noya | 67 | 24,041 | / |
| Naja | 67 | 13,478 | / |
| Nayo | 67 | 8,790 | / |
| Naye | 67 | 7,774 | / |
| Ngay | 67 | 4,926 | / |
| Niya | 67 | 3,711 | / |
| Nayu | 67 | 1,914 | / |
| Naia | 67 | 1,762 | / |
| Naai | 67 | 1,661 | / |
| Nahu | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Najy | 67 | 1,139 | / |
| Nyeh | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Naaj | 67 | 983 | / |
| Nnaa | 67 | 981 | / |
| Nays | 67 | 799 | / |
| Neah | 67 | 577 | / |
| Naih | 67 | 550 | / |
| Nayt | 67 | 521 | / |
| Nuya | 67 | 327 | / |
| Gnay | 67 | 237 | / |
| Nhay | 67 | 172 | / |
| Nahy | 67 | 155 | / |
| Naiy | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ngayaya | 67 | 85 | / |
| Nauy | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nijjaya | 67 | 62 | / |
| Na'a | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hnaa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nayy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Naay | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nauh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Naaa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nayd | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngoyaha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Najh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nayz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hnay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Naggiah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Naahiah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngayowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nahj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngaahue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naða | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nayé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhajaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neyh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nahaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gnaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naňa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaajeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najachz | 67 | 0 | / |
Nayah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nayah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪ | alnyh | - |
| Nayah in the Bengali language | ||
| নযঃ | nayah | - |
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