Nhanha Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nhanha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhanha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3461:156,58317,671
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nhanha (87) may also be a first name.

Nhanha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nhanha occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nhanha.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhanha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nhanha is the 752,779th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nhanha live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 87 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 156,583. In South Africa Nhanha is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Nhanha exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Nhanha Last Name Statistics demography

Nhanha earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.52% less than the national average, earning R 131,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyhanyha869/
Nhanho83141/
Nyanha8323/
Nianha831/
Njanha831/
Nhanja831/
Nyhanyhaa801/
Njhanjhad801/
Nianhai771/
Nihagna771/
Nihania771/
Nehanjoh711/
Nyanja672,197/
Njanja671,837/
Nyanya671,615/
Gnagna67373/
Nhonho67372/
Niania67251/
Njanya67194/
Nyanea6721/
Neanja674/
Nianja672/
Nyania672/
Nyanho672/
Niagna672/
Neanea672/
Gnanja671/
Gnania671/
Njania671/
Nhanjo671/

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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 Nhanha
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