Nami Forename
11,415th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 87,854 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan
Nami Forename Definition:
A Japanese name, meaning: Wave.
Nami Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 100% | 53,371 | 1:2,398 | 454 |
| India | 81% | 12,741 | 1:95,352 | 11,655 |
| Indonesia | 80% | 11,401 | 1:22,626 | 3,131 |
| Turkey | 99% | 2,297 | 1:33,871 | 1,880 |
| Nepal | 89% | 1,327 | 1:21,467 | 2,023 |
| Iran | 100% | 1,033 | 1:75,989 | 2,234 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1,033 | 1:188,149 | 6,489 |
| Benin | 100% | 791 | 1:13,370 | 1,644 |
| United States | 86% | 789 | 1:459,489 | 12,482 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 525 | 1:58,691 | 6,867 |
| Nigeria | 74% | 519 | 1:342,128 | 12,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 407 | 1:20,030 | 2,000 |
| Brazil | 100% | 170 | 1:1,260,213 | 30,739 |
| Russia | 94% | 143 | 1:1,008,627 | 8,666 |
| Thailand | 81% | 141 | 1:496,921 | 23,638 |
| Kuwait | - | 95 | 1:39,845 | 3,619 |
| Cambodia | 79% | 81 | 1:200,905 | 6,459 |
| Canada | 50% | 81 | 1:409,054 | 11,602 |
| Vietnam | 72% | 63 | 1:1,470,208 | 2,960 |
| Georgia | 92% | 59 | 1:63,364 | 2,811 |
| South Korea | - | 57 | 1:97,271 | 5,004 |
| Germany | 75% | 50 | 1:1,933,558 | 11,368 |
| Malaysia | 74% | 43 | 1:708,138 | 27,785 |
| Ivory Coast | 71% | 42 | 1:549,427 | 19,835 |
| Mauritania | 93% | 42 | 1:97,506 | 3,886 |
| England | 80% | 40 | 1:1,390,073 | 20,374 |
| South Africa | 80% | 31 | 1:1,759,118 | 54,898 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Mongolia | - | 25 | 1:117,393 | 7,151 |
| Israel | 70% | 24 | 1:350,122 | 8,219 |
| Australia | - | 20 | 1:682,881 | 9,609 |
| China | - | 19 | 1:71,897,673 | 63,377 |
| Netherlands | 88% | 18 | 1:939,005 | 16,684 |
| Philippines | 75% | 17 | 1:6,235,852 | 101,317 |
| Mexico | 80% | 16 | 1:7,759,027 | 26,141 |
| Spain | 100% | 16 | 1:2,908,123 | 13,459 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 16 | 1:1,485,605 | 45,572 |
| Lebanon | 82% | 15 | 1:375,171 | 5,607 |
| Afghanistan | 85% | 14 | 1:2,330,251 | 19,281 |
| France | 100% | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Singapore | - | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Peru | 100% | 11 | 1:2,890,132 | 25,809 |
| Sweden | 63% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Austria | 100% | 9 | 1:946,022 | 6,960 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Azerbaijan | 67% | 8 | 1:1,205,368 | 16,287 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 8 | 1:2,218,356 | 16,526 |
| Kenya | - | 8 | 1:5,788,389 | 30,473 |
| Tanzania | 86% | 8 | 1:6,598,540 | 36,161 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Italy | 99% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Niger | 67% | 6 | 1:3,197,332 | 33,105 |
| Algeria | - | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Bulgaria | - | 5 | 1:1,398,078 | 12,856 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Switzerland | 81% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 4 | 1:60,856 | 1,852 |
| Belarus | 80% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Burkina Faso | 80% | 4 | 1:4,594,867 | 56,462 |
| Czechia | 67% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 4 | 1:3,855,954 | 74,439 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| South Ossetia | 100% | 1 | 1:53,551 | 905 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Nämi (2) are calculated separately.
Nami (25,972) may also be a surname.
Nami Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Japanese name, meaning: Wave.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Nami Forename Popularity
Nami Demographics
Nami Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 12 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Nami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nami in the Russian language | ||
| Нами | nami | - |
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