Nanami Surname

83,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nanami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,5191:23,1642,478
Nigeria1691:1,048,18243,882
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nanami (2,047) may also be a first name.

Nanami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanami (Hindi: ननामी, Marathi: नानामी, Oriya: ନାନମି) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 83,019th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,249,794 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nanami are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Nanami is also the 166,722nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,047 people.

The last name Nanami is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 5,519 people, or 1 in 23,164. In Japan it is primarily found in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 30 percent reside, Fukushima Prefecture, where 26 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Nanami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nangami92294/
Nanaumi9241/
Namnami927/
Nanamis925/
Nanamai923/
Nnanami922/
Nanaemi921/
Nanamit921/
Nangamai8620/
Nanamait861/
Nanamijj861/
Neanamai861/
Nanamais861/
Ngangami861/
Gnanamai861/
Nanama832,538/
Nonami831,667/
Naname8350/
Nanomi8313/
Nanemi8310/
Nenami835/
Nanamy832/
Gnangnami801/
Nanamma7764/
Nanhame7743/
Nannama7725/
Nangame7725/
Nnanama7721/
Nanoumi7720/
Nangomi776/
Nanaima776/
Nainama775/
Nanaama774/
Nanamoa774/
Naneama772/
Nanamea772/
Gnaname771/
Noonami771/
Nongami771/
Nanhamj771/
Nanemoi771/
Nainemi771/
Nanameh771/
Naynama771/
Nonngami71447/
Nannamma716/
Nanameah714/
Nnanaeme712/
Ngangomi711/
Nainamma711/
Nainayma711/
Nanhamma711/
Naanamma711/
Ngonamei711/
Nhangame711/
Nangoumi711/
Nanhommi711/
Nanamouy711/
Noname67687/
Nanoma67146/
Nanome67112/
Nenemi6772/
Nonama6760/
Naneme6725/
Nename678/
Nanaahmed674/
Nonomi673/
Gnangname671/
Naannamma671/

Nanami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanami in the Hindi language
ननामीnanami-
Nanami in the Oriya language
ନାନମିnanami-
Nanami in the Marathi language
नानामीnanami92.31
नानमीnanami7.69

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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 Nanami
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