Nvah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nvah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nvah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nvah Last Name Facts

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

Nvah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻔﻊ) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nvah.

How Common Is The Last Name Nvah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nvah is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Nvah is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nvah live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Nvah is most prevalent in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent live and Nimba County, where 50 percent live. Besides Liberia Nvah exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Mauritania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Vah894/
Nvaha892/
Nvadh891/
Nva8649/
Nwah75317/
Nvay75124/
Nvoa75106/
Nvaj7526/
Nvau7524/
Nvaa7521/
N'Va7512/
Nvaz7510/
Nhva756/
Nvas756/
Nvoh752/
Nvea752/
Nvap751/
Nvat751/
Nvahova731/
Nwaha672,048/
Mvahe67157/
N'Vaa6753/
Nvaij6729/
N'Vea6712/
Nmbah6711/
Nwaah6710/
Nwahu679/
Nnwah677/
Nwajh675/
Nbaah675/
Nbash673/
Nwash673/
Nwahe673/
Nbahe672/
Nuash672/
Nweah671/
Mvaah671/
Nvaid671/
Hnvaz671/
Nuahe671/
N'Vaà671/
Nveau671/
Gnuah671/
Nwahy671/
Nveuh671/
Nvoha671/
Nbeah671/
Nvais671/
Nuath671/
Nmvad671/
Nuaph670/

Nvah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nvah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻔﻊanf-

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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 Nvah
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