Nuya Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1411:718,00272,243
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India201:38,353,269431,471
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nuya (444) may also be a first name.

Nuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuya (Arabic: نويا, Hindi: नुया, Marathi: नुया, Russian: Нуя) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 841,044th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Nuya are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Nuya is also the 406,780th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 444 people.

The last name Nuya is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 718,002. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 30 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 26 percent reside and Caraga, where 15 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuyad891,588/
Nauya89319/
Nouya89282/
Nuyah8952/
Nuyau8930/
Nuhya897/
Nuoya894/
Nuyas892/
Nuyat892/
Nhuya891/
Nuuya891/
Nnuya891/
Nuy861,906/
Nujaya8020/
Nauyad808/
Nuyath801/
Nouyap801/
Naya7528,528/
Neya7524,302/
Noya7524,041/
Niya753,711/
Nyia75959/
Nuye75516/
Nuja75331/
Nouy75272/
Nhuy75258/
Neuy75187/
Nuyt75170/
Nyoa75106/
Nuys75104/
Nuia75101/
Nauy7565/
Nuyi7531/
Nuyo7512/
Nuoy7512/
Neua758/
Nuyd754/
Nyja753/
Nuoa753/
Nyya753/
Nu'a753/
Nuhy753/
Nuiy752/
Nujy752/
Néya751/
Nuța751/
Gnuy751/
Nuyh751/
Nouhaya732/
Ngoya6763,368/
Niyaz6711,543/
Niyas6710,144/
Ngaya675,586/
Nuyts674,132/
Nahya673,821/
Noyad672,926/
Neyaz671,561/
Nayaz671,521/
Ngeya671,421/
Nouha671,138/
Nuiat67987/
Nheya67765/
Neyas67653/
Niyah67583/
Nayat67576/
Ngiya67566/
Nayah67505/
Nouhy67444/
Naaya67404/
Niyat67360/
Nyoha67322/
Nyoja67285/
Nayad67271/
Noyau67225/
Nujah67200/
Nayap67152/
Nguja67142/
Nayau67132/
Nyoya67129/
Nnyia67101/
Nayas67100/
Noyat6794/
Nouye6780/
Nnaya6775/
Nihya6774/
Neuah6767/
Nuuja6758/
Nyoah6753/
Neyat6750/
Noyha6750/
Niyad6747/
Nuhia6743/
Nayaa6740/
Nouyo6737/
Neyah6736/
Nyiah6735/
Nuyes6733/
Noyap6731/
Nuuyi6728/
Noyas6727/
Noyah6725/
Nuiad6725/
Nhiya6724/
Nuydt6724/
Nauyo6723/
Nauye6719/
Nuyet6719/
Nuyot6719/
Nouja6718/
Gnaya6718/
Nuyee6718/
Nayha6717/
Nuhys6716/
Neyap6715/
Nuyit6715/
N'Yia6713/
Nhoya6711/
Neyaa6711/
Nhaya6711/
Hniya6711/
Nniya679/
Nouia679/
Gneya679/
Nuiaa679/
Nuuyo677/
Neuha677/
Nuuha677/
Nuiah676/
Nuyip676/
Nuyeh676/
Noyaz675/
Nooya675/
Nuyez675/
Nuyod675/
Nuiha674/
Neyad674/
Nuyie674/
Nuyop674/
Nehya673/
Nuhyi673/
Nyjah673/
Noeya673/
Nhuia673/
Noaya673/
Nieya673/
Nuyiz673/
Nuyos673/
Gnouy672/
Niyae672/
Niyap672/
Neyha672/
Nuiyo672/
Nauia672/
Hnoya672/
Nyyah671/
Neaua671/
Nijya671/
Nguhy671/
Gnuoy671/
Gnuyh671/
Nneya671/
Hnuye671/
Nyias671/
Nuhye671/
Noyaa671/
Nujiy671/
Naïya671/
Nuțea671/
Nyhia671/
Nyiaz671/
Neyau671/
Naujy671/
Nujau671/
Nohya671/
Hneya671/

Nuya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuya in the Marathi language
नुयाnuya-
Nuya in the Hindi language
नुयाnuya60
नुयnuya40
Nuya in the Russian language
Нуяnua-
Nuya in the Arabic language
نوياnwya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuya
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