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.

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Ñahui Last Name Facts

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

Ñahui (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺤﻮﻯ, Hindi: नहुई) occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Nahui. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ñahui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ñahui is the 104,043rd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,614,432 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ñahui are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name Ñahui is most widespread in Peru, where it is borne by 4,501 people, or 1 in 7,062. In Peru it is most common in: Lima Province, where 30 percent are found, Huancavelica Region, where 24 percent are found and Junín Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Peru this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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