Cognomen نهيان (Nahyan 
, نهيان 
, Nahayan 
) , across the world, is quite a common family name. The surname نهيان is habitual in Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is a rare surname, and Oman. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. Likewise, نهيان is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Nahyan | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Bangladesh |
| نهيان | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Morocco, Oman |
| Nahayan | United Arab Emirates, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Brazil |
| ذياب بن عيسى آل نهيان Sheikh of Abu Dhabi, AE (b. 1693) |
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| خليفة بن شخبوط بن ذياب آل نهيان sheikh, AE (b. 1785) |
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زايد بن خليفة آل نهيان Sheikh of Abu Dhabi, AE (b. 1840) |
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| طحنون بن شخبوط بن ذياب بن عيسى آل نهيان Sheikh of Abu Dhabi, AE (b. 1800) |
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شخبوط بن سلطان آل نهيان Emirati politician, AE (b. 1905) |
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| طحنون بن زايد بن خليفة آل نهيان United Arab Emirati Sheikh, AE (b. 1857) |
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زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان Sheikh of Abu Dhabi (1918-2004), AE (b. 1918) |
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| سلطان بن زايد بن خليفة آل نهيان Emirati politician (1881-1926), AE (b. 1881) |
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| هزاع بن سلطان آل نهيان sheikh, AE (b. 1905) |
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محمّد بن زايد آل نهيان 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates, AE (b. 1961) |
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هزاع بن زايد آل نهيان Emirati banker, AE (b. 1965) |
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منصور بن زايد آل نهيان Sheikh Mansour, AE (b. 1970) |
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عبد الله بن زايد آل نهيان United Arab Emirates minister of foreign affairs, AE (b. 1972) |
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| طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان United Arab Emirati politician, AE (b. 1926) |
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حامد بن زايد آل نهيان Emirati royal, AE |
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