Naï Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Naï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 40 | 1:258,390 | 22,474 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Nai (82,857) & Naî (1) are calculated separately.
Naï (66) may also be a first name.
Naï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naï Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naï is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Nai or Naî. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naï? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Naï reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 66 people.
Naï is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 258,390. In Benin Naï is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 85 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 13 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Chad, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nai | 89 | 82,857 | / |
| Naî | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naït | 86 | 30 | / |
| Ngaï | 86 | 21 | / |
| Naaï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Na | 80 | 617,357 | / |
| N'Gaï | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naïts | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naïas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naz | 67 | 293,759 | / |
| Nau | 67 | 92,989 | / |
| Nga | 67 | 61,620 | / |
| Naj | 67 | 51,661 | / |
| Nat | 67 | 44,225 | / |
| Nas | 67 | 38,017 | / |
| Nay | 67 | 33,633 | / |
| Noa | 67 | 29,895 | / |
| Nah | 67 | 22,745 | / |
| Nna | 67 | 15,572 | / |
| Nad | 67 | 14,136 | / |
| Naa | 67 | 9,281 | / |
| Nađ | 67 | 9,067 | / |
| Nap | 67 | 4,346 | / |
| Nea | 67 | 4,194 | / |
| Hna | 67 | 672 | / |
| Naç | 67 | 319 | / |
| Gna | 67 | 200 | / |
| Nôa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Naș | 67 | 35 | / |
| Naş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Néa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nač | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| ÷Na | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Naï
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