Namas Surname
Approximately 711 people bear this surname
Namas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 314 | 1:2,442,883 | 78,594 |
| Indonesia | 248 | 1:533,263 | 43,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Namas (309) may also be a first name.
Namas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namas (Arabic: نعميصه, Bengali: নমস, Hindi: नमस, Marathi: नमास, Oriya: ନାମସ, Russian: Намас) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 471,721st most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. The last name Namas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Namas live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 500,178th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 309 people.
Namas is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 2,442,883. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 92 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namas in the Bengali language | ||
| নমস | namasa | - |
| Namas in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାମସ | namasa | - |
| Namas in the Hindi language | ||
| नमस | namasa | 66.67 |
| नमास | namasa | 33.33 |
| Namas in the Marathi language | ||
| नमास | namasa | 50 |
| नमस | namasa | 50 |
| Namas in the Russian language | ||
| Намас | namas | - |
| Namas in the Arabic language | ||
| نعميصه | nmysh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namas
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