Nihia Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Nihia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Nihia (13) may also be a first name.

Nihia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nihia is found most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nihia is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nihia occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nihia reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nihia is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 13 people.

The last name Nihia is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Nihia is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 33 percent live.

Nihia Last Name Statistics demography

Nihia earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.49% less than the national average, earning R 55,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niia89107/
Noiha80614/
Nahia80494/
Naiha80360/
Noihi80172/
Nhaia80163/
Nihya8074/
Nuhia8043/
Naihi8033/
Nehia8026/
Nhiya8024/
Nhija8019/
Nohia8018/
Nijia8017/
Neihi8011/
Nihie805/
Nuiha804/
Nhuia803/
Nyhia801/
Nieia801/
Niiaz801/
Noihit73147/
Nihyah7366/
Naihad7323/
Naihas7312/
Nahias7312/
Gnaihi7312/
Nuihit734/
Neihat734/
Naihid733/
Naihau733/
Naihat733/
Nhahia731/
N'Ihji731/
Nijias731/
Gnihya731/
Nuohia731/
Nuuhia731/
Nahiah731/
Ngaiha731/
Nahaia731/
Naihah731/
Ngaihi731/
Nnhaia731/
Nhuiad731/
Neha6718,373/
Niya673,711/
Noia673,447/
Nhau673,250/
Niyi672,432/
Naia671,762/
Nija671,214/
Nyia67959/
Nhea67753/
Niji67692/
Naih67550/
Naii67316/
Neih67245/
Noih67236/
Nhay67172/
Neia67166/
Neihaus67157/
Nuia67101/
Nóia6759/
Nioa6729/
Neii6728/
Naihaus6719/
Noihaus6718/
Noii6715/
Niea6714/
Naahiah677/
Niie677/
Nuih676/
Neihauz674/
Nhaa673/
Nhaj673/
Niio672/
Nhoa672/
Naihauz672/
Nuii672/
Neihass671/
Nijh671/
Nõia671/
Nhie671/

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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 Nihia
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