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

The last name Nvah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻔﻊ) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nvah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nvah is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Nvah live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Nvah is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent reside and Nimba County, where 50 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Mauritania, where 20 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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