Netia Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Netia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Netia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5821:79,3477,351
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
India101:76,706,538639,611
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Netia (547) may also be a first name.

Netia Last Name Facts

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

Netia has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Netia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Netia is the 529,538th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Netia live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 360,211th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 547 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 79,347. In Kenya Netia is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Netia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Netia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nestia91226/
Nettia9122/
Nethia915/
Netiah913/
Netija911/
Netias911/
Neistia832/
Gnethia831/
Nietiah831/
Ngetiah831/
Natia802,274/
Notia801,661/
Netea80269/
Nitia80167/
Netya8014/
Netio808/
Nytia801/
N'Gettia771/
Netthias771/
Nathia73287/
Natiah7376/
Naitia7317/
Natiha7311/
Nistia738/
Natija738/
Nitias737/
Notiah736/
Nythia735/
Neteha734/
Netiop733/
Noitia732/
Netjoi732/
Nattia732/
Nithia731/
Ngitia731/
Nitiha731/
Nitiah731/
Nhatia731/
Nethya731/
Natiea731/
Naitiaz67239/
Nithiat6729/
Nytiaha6719/
Nitiatt6711/
Nathiay676/
Nahtiah674/
Nataiya673/
Nathija673/
Natuyia672/
Netyhai671/
Neatjai671/
Natihah671/
Netehah671/
Nathiha671/
Naithia671/
Natoyia670/
Natayia670/

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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 Netia
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