Nehia Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nehia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nehia (15) may also be a first name.

Nehia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nehia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻴﻪ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Nehia reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 15 people.

The last name Nehia is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 57 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 35 percent reside and Enga, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neha8918,373/
Neia89166/
Nahia80494/
Neias80267/
Nehah80263/
Nhaia80163/
Nehio80110/
Nuhia8043/
Ngeha8038/
Nhiya8024/
Nhija8019/
Nohia8018/
Neihi8011/
Neiaz8010/
Neiap808/
Neuha807/
Neiah805/
Nehji804/
Nehya803/
Nhuia803/
Nihia803/
Neyha802/
Nehii801/
Neiau801/
Nyhia801/
Neeia801/
Nieia801/
Nei754,892/
Nea754,194/
Neggia7355/
Neiass7313/
Nahias7312/
Ngehya736/
Neihat734/
Nejaha734/
Neehha732/
Nehaha732/
Gnehie732/
Ngehah732/
Neiaus732/
Nahiah731/
N'Ehah731/
Nuuhia731/
Neauha731/
Nuohia731/
Nhahia731/
Nahaia731/
Neehad731/
Nnhaia731/
Nhuiad731/
Gneeha731/
Neya6724,302/
Neja679,869/
Neis677,508/
Niya673,711/
Neji673,481/
Noia673,447/
Nhau673,250/
Naia671,762/
Neaz671,724/
Neas671,621/
Neat671,426/
Ngea671,225/
Nija671,214/
Nead671,145/
Nyeh671,047/
Nyia67959/
Neid67853/
Nhea67753/
Neiß67705/
Neah67577/
Neyi67397/
Nhai67362/
Neie67355/
Neiz67336/
Neih67245/
Neij67202/
Nhay67172/
Neihaus67157/
Neap67118/
Niia67107/
Nuia67101/
Neiş6776/
Nóia6759/
Neyhaus6751/
Nhoi6746/
Neio6743/
Neea6733/
'Nei6733/
Nioa6729/
Neii6728/
Gnei6727/
Neui6726/
Neit6720/
Neuh6717/
Niea6714/
Gnea6712/
Neua678/
Neae677/
Neip677/
Naahiah677/
Neić674/
Neiu674/
Nnei674/
Neihauz674/
Nhei673/
Nhaa673/
Nhaj673/
Hnea672/
Nhoa672/
Gnehiet672/
Neyh672/
Nnea671/
Neđa671/
Neihass671/
Nhie671/
Neié671/
Neșa671/
Nhui671/
Nõia671/
Nejh671/
Nehj671/

Nehia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nehia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻴﻪalnhyh-

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