name Surname

55,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Togo

name Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

name Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7261:444,41823,003
Cambodia1,1641:13,3051,076
Togo1,1551:6,2751,305
Iran8391:91,5179,181
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Brazil3371:635,23523,555
Mexico3281:378,4347,685
Philippines3131:323,44544,787
Pakistan3061:583,8049,423
Zimbabwe2831:54,5528,269
Japan2591:493,60714,343
Afghanistan1771:181,6563,567
Cameroon1721:120,75013,818
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
Senegal1621:89,9961,011
Mauritania1541:26,5902,261
Colombia1391:343,6986,058
Argentina1261:339,23326,703
Canada1241:297,14227,584
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Ivory Coast531:435,30614,482
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Panama441:88,9153,543
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Honduras211:419,8313,124
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Namé (2) are calculated separately.

name (16,878) may also be a first name.

name Last Name Facts

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

The last name name (Arabic: آسم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻡ, Hindi: नामे, Marathi: नामे, Oriya: ନାେମ) is most common in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Namé. For other potential spellings of name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name name? popularity and diffusion

The last name name is the 55,538th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 797,150 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of name live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 19 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 42,741st most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 16,878 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,726 people, or 1 in 444,418. In India name is most common in: Maharashtra, where 85 percent live, Telangana, where 6 percent live and Gujarat, where 4 percent live. Excluding India name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 13 percent live and Togo, where 13 percent live.

name Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the name surname is principally Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.

The amount name earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 29.86% less than the national average, earning $15,922,900 COP per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $54,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namé922/
Naime897,840/
Names897,812/
Namer894,155/
Namee892,520/
Namie892,497/
Ngame891,467/
Neame891,287/
Nayme891,181/
Naume89477/
Namet89414/
Gname89401/
Namey89394/
Named89387/
Najme89337/
Namez89326/
Nameh89323/
Nname89293/
Naame89193/
Namei89153/
Nahme89148/
Namje89142/
Nameu89118/
Namea89117/
Namme89107/
Namge8953/
Naeme8936/
Natme8934/
Namhe896/
Namej895/
Nhame892/
Nameš891/
Naïme891/
Nasme891/
Nam86607,323/
Nayame8011,175/
Naimeh803,144/
Nameer801,952/
Najime801,716/
Gnamey801,223/
Naumer80483/
Najmeh80475/
Nammer80374/
Nnaeme80335/
Najume80316/
Naumes80306/
Naimet80190/
Namgey80181/
Nejame80158/
Naimer80156/
Najmee80119/
Naimes80102/
Nahame8099/
Nameed8068/
Nahmer8063/
Naimie8060/
Namesh8058/
Najeme8057/
Naimee8057/
Naimey8056/
Nametz8056/
Neames8054/
Nammee8053/
Naymie8052/
Namedh8043/
N'Game8040/
Namest8035/
Naameh8032/
Nayeme8032/
Najmie8032/
Namhie8031/
Ngname8029/
Nijame8028/
Neameh8025/
Nahume8025/
Ngaime8020/
Nayome8020/
Namett8019/
Nhaume8018/
Neaume8018/
Nehame8017/
Naymeh8017/
Namhee8016/
Naymes8015/
Namess8015/
Najème8013/
Namher8012/
Naaime8011/
Nameet8011/
Gnamme809/
Naamea808/
Naumee806/
Neamie806/
Nnamee806/
Nahmeh806/
Naumea806/
Ngamme806/
Nasmeh805/
Nayime804/
Naamed804/
N'Aime803/
Naemee803/
Nammie803/
Namech803/
Naymer803/
Najame803/
Naumei803/
Namieh803/
Nhamed803/
Naweme803/
Naamer803/
Namets802/
Naemeh802/
Neyame802/
Ngeame802/
Naiume802/
Nammes802/
Neiame802/
Nayume802/
Ngamge802/
Namheh802/
Najmej802/
Nahmes802/
Niyame802/
Nyiame802/
Nameez802/
Neamme802/
Naamet802/
Nojame802/
Nahmie801/
Naimje801/
Najmey801/
Naatme801/
Namees801/
Nameid801/
Namhet801/
Neamer801/
Najome801/
Nameys801/
Neamei801/
Naiame801/
Noyame801/
Naimed801/
Nameee801/
Namije801/
Nammei801/
Naumie801/
Naymee801/
Ngaume801/
Ngamee801/
Na'ame801/
Néjame801/
Gnamea801/
Nhames801/
Namerr801/
Nnaame801/
Nameea801/
Naiome801/
Naemei801/
Naymet801/
Naumez801/
Nhamie801/
Neamee800/
Natmer800/
Najm75159,841/
Naim75151,808/
Nama7594,342/
Nami7525,972/
Neme7510,844/
Nome759,562/
Ngam759,344/
Nham758,617/
Nnam757,942/
Nime756,042/
Naum755,602/
Naym752,481/
Naam752,458/
Nahm751,822/
Namh751,669/
Gnam751,143/
Neam75973/
Namy75851/
Naïm75635/
Namt75500/
Namm75407/
Namd7538/
Nasm7515/
Namj756/
Hnam756/
Naîm754/
Natm752/
Nême752/
Naãm751/
Namí751/
Naím751/
Naumets732,723/
Namajje73132/
Naimesh73122/
N'Gname7397/
Naajime7375/
Ngammee7367/
Namujje7362/
Nuiamäe7358/
Ngaumei7349/
Naumetz7332/
Namujhe7330/
Ngayeme7323/
Ngayame7312/
Ngayome7310/
Najimeh739/
Naameah739/
Naismea737/
Nahamei736/
Nammeer736/
Naiemeh736/
Najumee735/
Ngajime735/
Nnajeme735/
Nahamey735/
Ngaweme734/
Nameesh733/
Najoume733/
Nasmeer732/
Nhammed732/
Neaumet732/
Namejje732/
Niyamet732/
Nouiame732/
Najeeme731/
Nameehe731/
Nameich731/
Nammett731/
Naumeer731/
Nayeeme731/
Naymets731/
Nayomee731/
Nejamie731/
Neameah731/
Neameey731/
Najamme731/
Nayieme731/
Nnaemea731/
Nnaieme731/
Najumer731/
Nayamet731/
Najmehr731/
Najamie731/
Najhmie731/
Naimhed731/
Nahamme731/
Nammehe731/
Nammesh731/
Namojhe731/
Namaaye731/
Namahei731/
Nayamey731/
Nehamee731/
Nehamer731/
Ngoyame731/
Ngnamed731/
Ngnamet731/
Ngamgeh731/
Ngahame731/
Ngajame731/
N'Gamme731/
Nhameed731/
Neahmeh731/
Naiemie731/
Nyiamje731/
Gnamech731/
Nammeed731/
Nahmeet731/
Naimeat731/
Naummee731/
Nieamie730/
Nameits730/
Naima67147,105/
Naimi6756,392/
Nemeh6727,999/
Najmi6725,760/
Najma6721,475/
Ngome6713,805/
Nammi6712,542/
Ngami6710,307/
Nhama679,871/
Nnama678,954/
Nayma677,453/
Naami677,135/
Nehme675,421/
Naama674,988/
Nahum674,246/
Namma674,047/
Nomeh672,971/
Namai672,302/
Naaim671,638/
Gnami671,596/
Namit671,550/
Neamt671,495/
Neama671,461/
Nomer671,285/
Namay671,049/
Noume67992/
Namis67938/
Nasmi67876/
Nauma67767/
Nyeme67694/
Namoi67669/
Naimy67599/
Gnome67581/
Nieme67522/
Nasmy67509/
Nemeș67503/
Naumi67490/
Namio67481/
Nomey67466/
Neume67455/
Nimme67432/
N'Gam67413/
Namoa67400/
Nneme67375/
Nejme67331/
Namaa67308/
Nõmme67301/
Neeme67300/
Noome67293/
Naham67292/
Nomme67281/
Gnamm67271/
Najmy67248/
Noime67247/
Nhami67245/
Naemi67236/
Ngamy67229/
Neyme67221/
Namui67209/
Namid67194/
Namaj67181/
Noeme67173/
Nnome67159/
Neami67149/
Nomed67143/
Nomie67134/
Nomee67132/
Neamț67116/
Nomes67114/
Nimey67113/
Neaum67102/
Namii67101/
Ngnam6796/
Nömer6780/
Nemie6776/
Namyi6775/
Namih6765/
Nnime6763/
Naïmi6763/
Namys6760/
Nemme6759/
Neime6756/
Nhime6754/
Gnamy6750/
Gnahm6750/
Nimea6744/
Nemee6740/
Neamy6738/
Nammy6737/
Namiy6734/
Nnajieme6731/
Namha6730/
Ngaam6730/
Namij6727/
Nueme6727/
Nimee6725/
Nohme6725/
Nimei6724/
Namyo6724/
Nahmi6722/
Nemei6722/
Nomei6721/
Nomez6721/
Nömme6721/
N'Nam6721/
Nemey6719/
Naymi6719/
Nemea6719/
Namgi6716/
Ngaum6716/
Námer6716/
Nhome6715/
Nheme6715/
Natmi6715/
Gnaim6714/
Namuj6713/
Nauhm6711/
Nnamd6711/
Na'am6711/
Hnamm6710/
Naism679/
Namoj679/
Namhi678/
Nathm677/
Naemy677/
Naîmi677/
Nomge677/
Namér677/
Nahmy676/
Namoy676/
Naïma676/
Naumy676/
Nnami675/
Ngamm675/
Nhaim674/
Nijme674/
Naamy674/
Ñaime674/
Naimt674/
Namiz674/
Naijm674/
Ngaim673/
Naamé673/
Námeš673/
Nemeu673/
Naymy673/
Naamt673/
Notme672/
Nnaim672/
Naîmy672/
Nnaam672/
Namiß672/
Namhh672/
Naimj672/
Nomet672/
Noyme672/
Naimm672/
Nomea672/
Namyt672/
Nahammed671/
Naajm671/
Naasm671/
Namuy671/
Nayimeer671/
Nemhe671/
Nheam671/
Nnamm671/
Nohiamer671/
Hnaum671/
Neamd671/
Naàma671/
Naàmi671/
Nomhe671/
Nnajm671/
Nnamh671/
Nomeu671/
Hnaim671/
Naimí671/
Nahmeesh671/
Nahmé671/
Nahym671/
Nauum671/
Nemeû671/
Neamh671/
Neamå671/
Nhamy671/
Néama671/
Némeh671/
Ñamez671/
Gnamè671/
N'Ami671/
Najmj671/
Gnaym671/
Nasmh671/
Nihme671/
Gnamh671/

name Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
name in the Marathi language
नामेname99.27
name in the Hindi language
नामेname98.25
नमेname1.25
नामnama0.25
नैमnaima0.25
name in the Oriya language
ନାେମnaema75
େନମenama12.5
ନାଏକna'eka12.5
name in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻡnam70.18
ﻧﺎﻣﻪnamh12.28
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻣﻪalnamh5.26
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻡalnam5.26
ﺍﻧﺎﻣﻪanamh1.75
name in the Arabic language
آسمasm-
اسمasm-
نعماءnma-
اسماasma-

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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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