Nmaya Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Nmaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nmaya (36) may also be a first name.
Nmaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nmaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nmaya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nmaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Nmaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Nmaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nmaya live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nmaya is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 36 people.
Nmaya is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Nmaya is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 86 percent are found and Rivers, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nmaa | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nmay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nmayaya | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nmaja | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nmiya | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nmayi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nmoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nmaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nmaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nma | 75 | 5,587 | / |
| Nmy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nmiyah | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Moya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nmaiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmaaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nmai | 67 | 1,037 | / |
| Nnma | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nmma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nmau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nmae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nmea | 67 | 6 | / |
| N'Ma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nmaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nmye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nmhy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nmoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmyy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nmaya
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