Nara Surname

7,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan35,0961:3,643610
India21,6541:35,4242,540
Algeria4,8971:7,8891,343
Indonesia2,5121:52,6475,858
Thailand1,5821:44,6515,047
Benin1,0581:9,7691,357
Philippines1,0081:100,43517,538
Pakistan8571:208,4535,025
Papua New Guinea5041:16,1781,600
United States4361:831,32863,652
Russia3921:367,66136,076
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Brazil3001:713,58126,162
Burkina Faso2051:89,5222,981
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
Paraguay901:80,4082,006
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Azerbaijan861:112,1993,705
Mongolia841:33,6343,197
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Tanzania611:867,89543,770
Chile561:314,5808,983
Taiwan461:509,6683,834
France401:1,660,568152,033
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Armenia281:104,6493,709
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Nára (1) are calculated separately.

Nara (173,204) may also be a first name.

Nara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nara (Arabic: نري, Bengali: নর, Georgian: ნარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: नारा, Marathi: नारा, Oriya: ନାରା, Russian: Нара, Tibetan: ན་ར་) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may occur as a variant: Nára. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,848th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 100,630 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nara reside; 49 percent reside in East Asia and 48 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nara is also the 6,069th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 173,204 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 35,096 people, or 1 in 3,643. In Japan Nara is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live, Aomori Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Besides Japan this last name occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.

Nara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nara has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nara last name are 11.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.84% registered with the party.

The amount Nara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.56% more than the national average, earning R 621,564 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $56,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nára921/
Narah8936,803/
Narra8927,134/
Nasra899,800/
Ngara898,577/
Naira894,646/
Nahra894,304/
Narad894,093/
Narat893,580/
Narea893,446/
Naray892,703/
Narai891,740/
Naras891,634/
Nayra891,608/
Natra89988/
Naura89974/
Najra89748/
Nhara89526/
Naraj89404/
Naara89389/
Naera89367/
Narza89273/
Naraa89257/
Narga89185/
Naroa89125/
Naraş8999/
Narha8976/
Neara8976/
Naraz8962/
Narau8956/
Gnara8934/
Nnara8918/
Narap8917/
Naïra891/
Naraí891/
Naára891/
Naíra891/
Naraš891/
Nasrat8013,908/
Ngaira805,560/
Naraja803,626/
Nairat803,314/
Nahara802,150/
Natrat801,069/
Narrea80993/
Nairay80707/
Natrai80502/
Naaira80477/
Naraya80350/
Naraha80331/
Gnarra80302/
Narzay80294/
Naraat80215/
Naarah80165/
Nauras80129/
Narach80120/
Nairah8097/
Ngarga8087/
Ngaara8082/
Nasray8079/
Nahura8070/
Natrap8069/
Nharah8069/
Narash8067/
Nayrat8067/
Nauraz8056/
Naerah8054/
Naurat8049/
Nauray8044/
Ngarai8040/
Najrah8039/
Nasrai8034/
Naradh8033/
Naaraa8031/
Ngaura8031/
Nauraj8030/
Narraa8028/
Naarai8026/
Nearad8025/
Narapp8024/
Naraup8024/
Nathra8023/
Narrai8022/
Narasz8021/
Naatra8020/
Natras8020/
Ngarau8020/
Nahrah8018/
Naraiy8016/
Narais8016/
Nairaj8016/
Naraus8016/
Nareas8016/
Narrat8016/
Narzai8014/
Nnarah8014/
Naitra8013/
Nearat8013/
Naraai8013/
Nhaura8012/
Nairas8012/
Naraia8011/
Hnaras8011/
Gnarai8010/
Nautra8010/
Naraah8010/
Naisra809/
Ngaray809/
Nasrra808/
Narrah808/
Naurah808/
Ngarra807/
Naraut806/
Narayd806/
Nasrad806/
Nargau806/
Narajh806/
Ngarea805/
Nhaera805/
Nairra805/
Narhai805/
Naraay804/
Naurai804/
Narras804/
Naraph804/
Gnatra804/
Nhaira804/
Narraz804/
Nahray803/
Naraip803/
Nharaj803/
Narray803/
Nasraa802/
Nargaj802/
Nairai802/
N'Gara802/
Nayras802/
Naarea802/
Naread802/
Nairga802/
Narahu802/
Naarat802/
Ngayra802/
Nahrai802/
Nahraj802/
Narasj802/
Naerra801/
Naajra801/
Naarra801/
Naasra801/
Narahh801/
Naraij801/
Narasp801/
Naraud801/
Narayz801/
Nariea801/
Narrad801/
Narrha801/
Natray801/
Nattra801/
Naurad801/
Naurza801/
Ngaraj801/
Ngarha801/
Nharai801/
Nharra801/
Nargay801/
Nngara801/
Nairau801/
Nnarga801/
Narhas801/
Najrha801/
Nairap801/
Nahras801/
Natraš801/
Narass801/
Naraid801/
Naraiz801/
Nayrea801/
Naruua801/
Narrra801/
Ngnara801/
Naahra801/
Naaray801/
Nearea801/
Narooa801/
Naradz801/
Narait801/
Narajj801/
Nargai801/
Nargaï801/
Narhad801/
Narhaj801/
Narhay801/
Najrad801/
Najrai801/
Najraj801/
Nasras801/
Hnarza801/
Nare7528,703/
Nari7527,135/
Nora7524,368/
Naro759,125/
Nera754,712/
Nary751,167/
Naré7562/
Nóra7536/
Narj755/
Nôra751/
Nèra751/
Narzray73523/
Naurais7374/
Narreau7364/
Nairaud7360/
Ngahara7358/
Nathray7356/
Naharay7332/
Natrass7328/
Naharaj7326/
Nautras7324/
Naurash7323/
Nathras7323/
Nattras7322/
Naaraat7321/
Narrath7321/
Nareash7316/
Narraja7314/
Najrath7312/
Narraph7312/
Naraish7310/
Nayreau7310/
Naraaya737/
Naraidh737/
Nathrai736/
Naairat736/
Naraich735/
Narahad735/
Nausrat734/
Narhach734/
Narraya734/
Naharad734/
Naharai734/
Nairaph734/
Nahaira733/
Naarapp733/
Naggira733/
Nairaya732/
Narault732/
Nauraiz732/
Nayraud732/
Najrash732/
Nahrash732/
Naharah732/
Naareau731/
Narrzay731/
Natreas731/
Nattraj731/
Nauraaj731/
Nauraij731/
Naurass731/
Nearath731/
Nasraaz731/
Nasrauy731/
Nasreea731/
Hnautra731/
Uannara731/
Ngairai731/
Najrzai731/
Nairaai731/
Nairaja731/
Naharap731/
Naharau731/
Nahasra731/
Naijrat731/
Nasraih731/
Nathrad731/
Nathrat731/
Nasraat731/
Nautray731/
Natrach731/
Nareeha731/
Naraaye731/
Narouha731/
Narraid731/
Ngaraja731/
Naahara731/
Naaraya731/
Nhatrat731/
Gnarais731/
Na'arat731/
Nasrrah731/
Nairaat731/
Nairaht731/
Narahap731/
Naratch731/
Narraha731/
Narhuha731/
Nahraya731/
Naaraah731/
Neatrat731/
Natraah731/
Nattrah731/
Narzhau731/
Nasraus731/
Nasraay731/
Nasri6791,540/
Neira6785,767/
Neyra6733,740/
Ngari6728,044/
Neary6713,549/
Noura6713,502/
Ngare6711,429/
Narro678,241/
Nairi678,205/
Nario678,078/
Nares677,273/
Nasry675,490/
Ngaro675,025/
Nhari674,551/
Noora674,167/
Nasro673,983/
Narui673,810/
Nehra673,630/
Nahri673,480/
Norat673,459/
Narot673,081/
Narez672,925/
Nariy672,821/
Narej672,742/
Naris672,683/
Nasre672,421/
Nayre672,278/
Nattrass672,111/
Norah671,777/
Narey671,723/
Noras671,666/
Nauri671,638/
Neera671,330/
Nohra671,279/
Naree671,235/
Natri671,231/
Najri671,026/
Nhare671,024/
Nariz67974/
Narit67945/
Naroo67902/
Narhe67873/
Nargi67840/
Gnaro67774/
Noray67773/
Narei67739/
Naruo67700/
Nahro67693/
Narod67662/
Narre67626/
Naros67608/
Naryo67591/
Naroz67584/
Naare67581/
Ngora67579/
Nharo67563/
Narry67557/
Nairo67557/
Noraz67550/
Norau67449/
Narri67431/
Nared67430/
Nuora67419/
Nareh67408/
Naret67351/
Naaro67331/
Naire67331/
Norra67320/
Narou67307/
Nárai67296/
Nairy67292/
Nahry67291/
Narij67289/
Notra67288/
Naure67274/
Ngary67256/
Gnora67244/
Naroh67237/
Nosra67224/
Narip67214/
Narhi67205/
Náray67189/
Narge67184/
Narie67177/
Naari67172/
Naury67170/
Narer67170/
Nauro67170/
Narzo67170/
Norai67169/
Naroi67168/
Noraa67165/
Narii67142/
Natro67132/
Nhera67130/
Nnari67128/
Narop67105/
Neura6797/
Noira6796/
Nayri6795/
Narep6789/
Gnare6788/
Naroj6786/
Narzi6786/
Natre6785/
Nerau6784/
Norad6773/
Noera6771/
Nerai6769/
Najro6764/
Neare6763/
Nariç6763/
Nargo6758/
Neray6752/
Natry6748/
Nahre6747/
Narih6745/
Najre6740/
Gnari6739/
Nuira6738/
Narid6736/
Neari6735/
Nerah6733/
Nerra6730/
Noraj6727/
Néray6727/
Noyra6726/
Nareu6725/
Naroy6724/
Narzy6721/
Nérai6721/
Nayro6719/
Nahairay6718/
Nathrass6716/
Nahyrach6715/
Narze6714/
Närap6712/
Nhora6710/
Narys6710/
Narho6710/
Nearo6710/
Najry679/
Naróć678/
Nharahap675/
Naryd675/
Naryi675/
Natră674/
Naharaja674/
Hnera674/
Gnary674/
Naruj673/
Naurahee673/
Naary673/
Nnaro673/
Nhary673/
Nairault673/
Naairaya673/
Naïri673/
Nayry673/
Nairj672/
Nnora672/
Hnary672/
Naraha'a672/
Naero672/
Nātra672/
Ngaré672/
Neraa672/
Naharahe671/
Naharapp671/
Nareault671/
Narihova671/
Narje671/
Natrrass671/
Nairó671/
Náira671/
Noraś671/
Nasraich671/
Narhy671/
Naroś671/
Naroș671/
Narès671/
Narrasch671/
Ngara'ei671/
Naarj671/
Nèray671/
Ñaura671/
Naryh671/
Narjj671/
Nairaish671/
Nasrrajh671/
Nasraath671/
Norap671/
Neaureau670/

Nara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nara in the Georgian language
ნარაnara-
Nara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﺭﻩnarh-
Nara in the Marathi language
नाराnara93.96
नराnara5.12
नरnara0.52
नारnara0.26
Nara in the Hindi language
नाराnara82.55
नराnara12.2
नरnara2.19
ंआराmara0.48
नारांnaram0.38
नारोnaro0.19
नारेाnarea0.19
णराnara0.1
Nara in the Tibetan language
ན་ར་nara78.57
ནཱ་རཱ་nara14.29
ནི་ར་nira7.14
Nara in the Oriya language
ନାରାnara64.46
ନରnara27
ନାରnara2.75
ନରାnara1.65
ଣରାnara0.28
ନାଡାnada0.28
Nara in the Bengali language
নরnara41.67
নারাnara41.67
নরকুমারnarakumara8.33
নরমোহনnaramohana8.33
Nara in the Russian language
Нараnara-
Nara in the Arabic language
نريnry-

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