Nambutiri Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nambutiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambutiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Nambutiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nambutiri (Marathi: नंबूितरी) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nambutiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambutiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nambutiri is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nambutiri live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Nambutiri is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 75 percent are found, Karnataka, where 19 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 6 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 32 percent are found and Kuwait, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambuthiri9525/
Nambutire894/
Nambootiri845/
Nambothiri843/
Namboothiri806,156/
Nambhoothiri764/
Nambotheri741/
Namboothiry7073/
Nambootheri701/
Nanboothiri701/
Nambootthiry671/

Nambutiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nambutiri in the Marathi language
नंबूितरीnambuitari57.14
नंबुितरीnambuitari28.57
नंबुतीरीnambutiri14.29

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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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  • 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 Nambutiri
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