Nayeja Surname
Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname
Nayeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,202 | 1:14,242 | 2,234 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Nayeja (18) may also be a first name.
Nayeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nayeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nayeja (Marathi: नायेजा) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nayeja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 312,208th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,047,756 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nayeja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Excluding Malawi Nayeja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nayeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nayeja in the Marathi language | ||
| नायेजा | nayeja | - |
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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 Nayeja
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