Nbaya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Brunei

Nbaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nbaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nbaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nbaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nbaya (Arabic: نبايا) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nbaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nbaya is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Nbaya reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Nbaya is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 88 percent are found and Plateau, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nbay891/
Mbaya8042,200/
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Nbiya804/
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Mbauya73323/
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N'Baye7328/
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Mbaaya7311/
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Mbayat739/
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Nwauya732/
Mbayap732/
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Mbgaya731/
Mbayas731/
Nbiyat731/
N'Waya731/
Mbahya731/
Mbayha731/
Mbay674,837/
Nuay67852/
Mbaa67587/
Nway67202/
Nh'waya67156/
Mbayaya67153/
Nbai67151/
Nvay67124/
Nmba67101/
Mbayowa6742/
Nwaa6731/
Nbea6726/
Nboy6722/
Nvaa6721/
Nuaa6716/
Nimpaya6712/
Nbey678/
N'Ba677/
Nuijaya677/
Nbaj675/
Nbau675/
N'By672/
Nouhaya672/
Mbayova672/
Nbyh671/
Nbyi671/
Nbyt671/
Nboa671/
Nnby671/
Nbuy671/
N'Bouya671/
Hnba671/
Nbha671/
Hnby671/
Nbae671/
Nbouyap671/
Mbuyaya671/
Mboyaya671/

Nbaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nbaya in the Arabic language
نباياnbaya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nbaya
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