Nehya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nehya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nehya (34) may also be a first name.

Nehya Last Name Facts

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

Nehya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻬﻲ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nehya is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nehya are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

The surname Nehya is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Nehya is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 50 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngehya916/
Neya8924,302/
Neha8918,373/
Nahya803,821/
Neyaz801,561/
Ngeya801,421/
Nheya80765/
Neyas80653/
Nehah80263/
Nihya8074/
Neyat8050/
Nehyd8039/
Ngeha8038/
Neyah8036/
Nehia8026/
Nhiya8024/
Neyap8015/
Nhoya8011/
Neyaa8011/
Nhaya8011/
Gneya809/
Nuhya807/
Neuha807/
Neyad804/
Noeya803/
Nieya803/
Nehyo802/
Neyha802/
Nehyz802/
Nhuya801/
Nneya801/
Ngehy801/
Neyau801/
Nohya801/
Hneya801/
Ney7514,122/
Nea754,194/
Nahaya73142/
Nejaya73103/
Nihyah7366/
Neyova739/
Neeyaz735/
Neihat734/
Nejaha734/
Neehha732/
Nehaha732/
Ngehah732/
N'Ehah731/
N'Geya731/
Neeyas731/
Neyaja731/
Neyatt731/
Neauha731/
Nehyoh731/
Nhayah731/
Gnehye731/
Gnihya731/
Nehych731/
Neehad731/
Gneeha731/
Naya6728,528/
Noya6724,041/
Neja679,869/
Neye673,795/
Niya673,711/
Nhau673,250/
Neyz672,963/
Neyt672,188/
Neaz671,724/
Neas671,621/
Neat671,426/
Neys671,389/
Ngea671,225/
Nead671,145/
Nyeh671,047/
Nyia67959/
Nhea67753/
Neah67577/
Neyi67397/
Ngey67396/
Nhai67362/
Nuya67327/
Hney67312/
Nhuy67258/
Neih67245/
Neuy67187/
Nhay67172/
Neia67166/
Neihaus67157/
Nahy67155/
Neyu67135/
Neyo67130/
Neap67118/
Nyoa67106/
Neyhaus6751/
Nohy6737/
Neea6733/
Nhoy6731/
Neyd6722/
Neuh6717/
Niea6714/
Gnea6712/
Nhey6710/
Neua678/
Neae677/
Neihauz674/
Nyja673/
Nyya673/
Niey673/
Nhaa673/
Nhaj673/
Nuhy673/
N'Ey672/
Nhye672/
Neey672/
Hnea672/
Nhoa672/
Nhajaya672/
Nouhaya672/
Neyh672/
Nnea671/
Neđa671/
Neihass671/
Nejy671/
Gney671/
Nahayah671/
Ngahyah671/
Neyé671/
Neșa671/
Néya671/
Ngahaya671/
Nejh671/
Nehj671/

Nehya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nehya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻬﻲalnhy33.33
ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻴﻪalnhyh33.33
ﺍﻟﻨﻬﻴﻪalnhyh33.33

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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 Nehya
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