Himalaya Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turkey

Himalaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Himalaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India621:12,372,022220,417
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Himalaya (920) may also be a first name.

Himalaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Himalaya (Bengali: হিমালয়া, Hindi: हिमालय, Marathi: िहमालया, Oriya: ହିମାଳୟ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Himalaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Himalaya is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Himalaya are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 267,151st most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 920 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 12,372,022. In India it is primarily found in: Manipur, where 77 percent live, Odisha, where 6 percent live and Telangana, where 5 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Turkey, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Himalaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Himalaya in the Hindi language
हिमालयhimalaya92.66
हिमालयाhimalaya5.5
हीमालयhimalaya0.92
हिमालायhimalaya0.92
Himalaya in the Bengali language
হিমালয়াhimalaya66.67
হিমল্যhimalya33.33
Himalaya in the Marathi language
िहमालयाihamalaya44
िहमालयihamalaya44
िहमािलयाihamailaya4
िहमालयाावणihamalayaavana4
हीमालयhimalaya4
Himalaya in the Oriya language
ହିମାଳୟhimalaya41.24
ହିମାଳୟାhimalaya32.99
ହିମାଲୟhimalaya14.43
ହିମାଲୟାhimalaya8.25
ହିମାଲଯ଼himalaya1.03

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Himalaya
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