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
The surname Naï is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Nai or Naî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Naï? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naï is the 2,979,664th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 occurring given name in the world, held by 66 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried 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. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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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