Namasu Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Namasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1131:1,131,36521,317
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Namasu (85) may also be a first name.

Namasu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namasu (Marathi: नमासु, Oriya: ନାମସୁ) occurs most in Japan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Namasu is the 1,067,497th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Namasu are found; 48 percent are found in East Asia and 48 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 85 people.

This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 1,131,365. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Gunma Prefecture, where 95 percent live, Saitama Prefecture, where 4 percent live and Okinawa Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Namasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namasu in the Oriya language
ନାମସୁnamasu60
ନାମଶୁnamasu20
ନମଷୁnamasu20
Namasu in the Marathi language
नमासुnamasu33.33
नमसूnamasu33.33
नमसुnamasu33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namasu
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