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Family name Nahyan (Nahyan , نهيان , নাহিয়ান ) , throughout the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Nahyan is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is a rare surname, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. Also, Nahyan is the forename as well as the last name.