Ñahui Surname

104,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Ñahui Surname User-submission:

The Ñahui surname means 'eye' in Quechua.

Ñahui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4,5011:7,0621,072
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Nahui (152) are calculated separately.

Ñahui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ñahui surname means 'eye' in Quechua.

- 123wuu

Ñahui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ñahui (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺤﻮﻯ, Hindi: नहुई) occurs in Peru more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Nahui. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñahui? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,043rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,614,432 people. Ñahui is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ñahui reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname is most common in Peru, where it is held by 4,501 people, or 1 in 7,062. In Peru Ñahui is mostly found in: Lima Province, where 30 percent reside, Huancavelica Region, where 24 percent reside and Junín Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Peru Ñahui is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ñahui Last Name Statistics demography

Ñahui earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 25.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,386 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahui93152/
Ñahuis91776/
Ñahuiz9112/
Ñaui893/
Ñahi891/
Ñahuish839/
Ñahue80514/
Ñahuy807/
Ñauis805/
Nahuai73209/
Nahuis73174/
Nachui7363/
Ñahues7331/
Ñahuez7311/
Nashui736/
Nathui731/
Nyahui731/
Naihui731/
Ñahish731/
Nahhui731/
Nahi6728,843/
Naui67191/
Nyahuiz6727/
Nahouie6727/
Nahuijs6716/
Nahuish6713/
Ñawi672/
Ñiau671/
Nahuaie671/
Nahabui671/
Nachuhi671/
Nahouia671/

Ñahui Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ñahui in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺤﻮﻯanhwy-
Ñahui in the Hindi language
नहुईnahu'i-

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