Nya Surname

30,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8,9611:2,318253
Nigeria5,1081:34,6792,833
Liberia7461:5,910710
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Cambodia6541:23,6811,386
India3811:2,013,29568,939
France2351:282,65043,409
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Denmark91:627,19136,734
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Gambia41:480,863548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Nya (6,739) may also be a first name.

Nya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nya (Bengali: ন্যা, Hindi: न्या) is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,061st most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 409,804 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nya reside; 51 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,536th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 6,739 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8,961 people, or 1 in 2,318. In Cameroon Nya is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 35 percent are found, Centre Region, where 34 percent are found and West Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Nya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nya surname grew 731 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Nya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning R 197,700 per year and in United States they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning $31,989 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyah868,068/
Nyaa861,338/
Nyea86402/
Nyaj86302/
Nyay86153/
Nyoa86106/
Nyha8639/
Nnya8620/
Nhya869/
Hnya865/
N'Ya863/
Njya862/
Naiya7592,583/
Noiya75698/
Nyahe75535/
Naaya75404/
Nayia75363/
Nyoha75322/
Nyaah75293/
Nyhai75203/
Nuyya75175/
Nyath75168/
Najya75111/
Neuya75110/
Nayya7596/
Nyaas7570/
Nyoah7553/
Nyaha7543/
Nayja7533/
Nuiya7531/
Nnyah7520/
Neyya7519/
Nyeha7519/
Neiya7516/
Nyaie7515/
Noyya7511/
Nyiea7510/
Neyia756/
Nyaai756/
Nojya755/
Noyia754/
Nyahh753/
Nyoea753/
N'Yah752/
Neyja752/
Nuyia752/
N'Yay751/
Nejya751/
Nyaee751/
Nyhah751/
Nyhap751/
N'Yap751/
Nyazt751/
Nyaou751/
Nyapp751/
Nya'a751/
Nyaap751/
Nyauu751/
Hnjya751/
Hnyat751/
Nyo6753,890/
Nia6718,108/
Nha6711,091/
Nea674,194/
Nja672,369/
Ngoiya67231/
Gna67200/
Nayyaz67120/
Nyahay67103/
Nyaowa6768/
Naiyaj6761/
Naiyah6758/
Nayyat6728/
Naiyad6725/
Ngoyia6723/
Ngaiya6720/
Naiyaz6718/
Naaiya6718/
Nyehga6716/
Nyahoe6714/
N'Yass6713/
Naayya6713/
Naiyap6711/
Naiyas6711/
Naiyat677/
Neyyad677/
Nayyad676/
Nayyap676/
Naayay676/
Nyaaya675/
Nnyass675/
Naheya675/
Noyjad675/
N'Ayja674/
Nnyaha674/
Naayaa674/
Nhuiya673/
Nhaiya673/
Nyaouh673/
Nayyah673/
Noyjai673/
Nnaiya672/
Naayaz672/
Ngayia672/
Geenya672/
Nyahas672/
Wannya672/
Nayiah672/
Ngaaya672/
Nuyiad672/
N'Yatt671/
Nyahat671/
Nyahau671/
Nyasht671/
Nayiaj671/
Nayyaj671/
Neyyat671/
Ngayya671/
Neiyaj671/
Nnayya671/
Naayja671/
Nyaaja671/
Naayia671/
Naijya671/
Neiyap671/
Ngeyha671/
Nía671/
Nyahoo671/
Nyahou671/
Nayyas671/
Noyyat671/

Nya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nya in the Hindi language
न्याn'ya99.46
ंयाnya0.54
Nya in the Bengali language
ন্যাn'ya83.33
কন্যাkan'ya16.67

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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 Nya
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