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

Nyahi (Hindi: न्याही, Marathi: न्याही) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nyahi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyahi? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 154,800. In Tanzania Nyahi is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 79 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 21 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Nyahi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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
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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 Nyahi
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