Nayah Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3031:68,5458,621
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

The surname Nayah (Bengali: নযঃ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nayah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 611,703rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 common forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,566 people.

Nayah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 68,545. In Cameroon Nayah is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 76 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 22 percent are found and West Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayash91135/
Nayach91101/
Nayaph916/
Nhayah911/
Naya8928,528/
Nayh89151/
Nahayah831/
Ngahyah831/
Najah8019,249/
Ngaya805,586/
Nahya803,821/
Nayaz801,521/
Nayeh80584/
Niyah80583/
Nayat80576/
Naaya80404/
Nauya80319/
Nayad80271/
Nayap80152/
Nayhi80136/
Nayau80132/
Naiah80110/
Nayas80100/
Nnaya8075/
Nayih8055/
Nayoh8054/
Nyoah8053/
Nuyah8052/
Nayaa8040/
Neyah8036/
Naajh8036/
Nyiah8035/
Noyah8025/
Gnaya8018/
Nayha8017/
Nhaya8011/
Naysh808/
Nayuh808/
Nayhu807/
Naahu803/
Nyjah803/
Noaya803/
Naaih802/
Nayho802/
Naahj801/
Nyyah801/
Naïya801/
Naych801/
Ngayh801/
Nayhe801/
Nayjh801/
Nay7533,633/
Naa759,281/
Nayaya731,632/
Najath731,093/
Najaya73905/
Nayesh73462/
Nahaya73142/
Nejaya73103/
Nihyah7366/
Najaha7332/
Nayiph7321/
Nujaya7320/
Ngajah7317/
Naajih7317/
Nayish7314/
Nahyeh7312/
Najahe7311/
Naajah7311/
Nnaiah738/
Nauyad738/
Nayaja736/
Nayowa736/
Nhayeh736/
Ngoyah735/
Nojaya735/
Nayosh734/
Naaish733/
Naiath733/
Ngnaya733/
Ngayeh733/
Nayijh733/
Ngaiah733/
Niyash732/
Najaht732/
Nyojah732/
Nayass732/
Nayoch732/
Ngaaya732/
Ngayih732/
N'Gaya732/
Noyaya732/
Nahjah732/
Naiaya731/
Nahiah731/
Naaidh731/
Nuyath731/
Nayatt731/
Nayova731/
Noyath731/
Hnayeh731/
Nahyuh731/
Nayihe731/
Naahyo731/
Naaich731/
Naajhe731/
Naihah731/
Nayeth731/
Nayi6744,034/
Neya6724,302/
Noya6724,041/
Naja6713,478/
Nayo678,790/
Naye677,774/
Ngay674,926/
Niya673,711/
Nayu671,914/
Naia671,762/
Naai671,661/
Nahu671,271/
Najy671,139/
Nyeh671,047/
Naaj67983/
Nnaa67981/
Nays67799/
Neah67577/
Naih67550/
Nayt67521/
Nuya67327/
Gnay67237/
Nhay67172/
Nahy67155/
Naiy6791/
Ngayaya6785/
Nauy6765/
Nijjaya6762/
Na'a6761/
Hnaa6757/
Nayy6749/
Naay6737/
Nauh6736/
Naaa6726/
Nayd6714/
Ngoyaha6714/
Najh6712/
Nayz6712/
Hnay677/
Naggiah677/
Naahiah677/
Ngayowa675/
Nahj675/
Ngaahue674/
Nyya673/
Nhaa673/
Naða673/
Noyh673/
Nayé672/
Nhajaya672/
Nouhaya672/
Neyh672/
Nahaich671/
N'Gnaya671/
Naňa671/
Nayaova671/
Ngoyaya671/
Ngaajeh671/
Naahaji671/
Néya671/
Nnay671/
Ngahaya671/
Nuyh671/
Najachz670/

Nayah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nayah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪalnyh-
Nayah in the Bengali language
নযঃnayah-

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