Namboodiri Surname

216,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Namboodiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namboodiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5151:506,31425,416
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman101:368,7975,193
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Namboodiri (30) may also be a first name.

Namboodiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namboodiri (Hindi: नम्बूदरी, Marathi: नामबूिदरी) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namboodiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 216,358th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,841,616 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Namboodiri are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Namboodiri is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,515 people, or 1 in 506,314. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 70 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 5 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.

Namboodiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Namboodiri are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

Namboodiri earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,490 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambodiri9511/
Namboodhiri957/
Namboodirip951/
Namboodiry9034/
Nambodhiri902/
Nambudiri84227/
Nambudhiri805/
Nambhudiri801/
Nambhudhiri761/
Nambudiry748/
Nanbudiri742/
Nambudere631/
Nanbudira631/

Namboodiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namboodiri in the Hindi language
नम्बूदरीnambudari-
Namboodiri in the Marathi language
नामबूिदरीnamabuidari36.36
बोदीरीbodiri9.09
नमबुधीरीnamabudhiri9.09
नंबूिदिरnambuidira9.09
नामबुिदरीnamabuidari9.09
नंबूिदरीnambuidari9.09
नांबूदीरीnambudiri9.09
नमुबुधीरीnamubudhiri9.09

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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 Namboodiri
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