Nyahi Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3421:154,80013,955
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyahi (14) may also be a first name.

Nyahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyahi (Hindi: न्याही, Marathi: न्याही) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyahi is the 785,023rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyahi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyahi is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 154,800. In Tanzania Nyahi is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 79 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 21 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Nyahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahui911/
Nyayhi911/
Nyai891,423/
Nyahuiz8327/
Nyahiji831/
Nyahe80535/
Niahi8094/
Njahi8074/
Nyaoi8017/
Nyaie8015/
Nyaid8014/
Nyaui804/
Nyaip802/
Njyai801/
Nhahi801/
'Nyai801/
Noiyai73685/
Nayiai7369/
Naiyai7358/
Nyágai7342/
Nyaheu7330/
Nyohid7311/
Nyohie737/
Nyahaj737/
Nyayoh733/
Nyohit732/
Nyayid731/
Nyaich731/
Neiyai731/
Nyaeph731/
Neyyai731/
Nyauip731/
Noyyai731/
Nyaeah731/
Niai67425/
Nyoi67293/
Nejjahi67136/
Neai6733/
Niahahi6715/
Nyahuhe677/
Ngaiyai674/
Nyhaesh673/
Naiyais673/
Naiyaip673/
Ñahi671/
Nyayish671/
Nyaooyi671/
Naiyaid671/
Nyheaie671/
Nyahehe671/

Nyahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyahi in the Marathi language
न्याहीn'yahi-
Nyahi in the Hindi language
न्याहीn'yahi50
न्यहीn'yahi50

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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 Nyahi
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