Nara Surname
Approximately 72,419 people bear this surname
Nara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 35,096 | 1:3,643 | 610 |
| India | 21,654 | 1:35,424 | 2,540 |
| Algeria | 4,897 | 1:7,889 | 1,343 |
| Indonesia | 2,512 | 1:52,647 | 5,858 |
| Thailand | 1,582 | 1:44,651 | 5,047 |
| Benin | 1,058 | 1:9,769 | 1,357 |
| Philippines | 1,008 | 1:100,435 | 17,538 |
| Pakistan | 857 | 1:208,453 | 5,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 504 | 1:16,178 | 1,600 |
| United States | 436 | 1:831,328 | 63,652 |
| Russia | 392 | 1:367,661 | 36,076 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Brazil | 300 | 1:713,581 | 26,162 |
| Burkina Faso | 205 | 1:89,522 | 2,981 |
| Argentina | 156 | 1:273,996 | 22,048 |
| Malaysia | 100 | 1:294,942 | 16,171 |
| Paraguay | 90 | 1:80,408 | 2,006 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Azerbaijan | 86 | 1:112,199 | 3,705 |
| Mongolia | 84 | 1:33,634 | 3,197 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Tanzania | 61 | 1:867,895 | 43,770 |
| Chile | 56 | 1:314,580 | 8,983 |
| Taiwan | 46 | 1:509,668 | 3,834 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 38 | 1:465,329 | 34,912 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Armenia | 28 | 1:104,649 | 3,709 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Nára (1) are calculated separately.
Nara (173,204) may also be a first name.
Nara Demographics
Average Nara Salary in
United States
$44,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Nara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nara in the Georgian language | ||
| ნარა | nara | - |
| Nara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﺭﻩ | narh | - |
| Nara in the Marathi language | ||
| नारा | nara | 93.96 |
| नरा | nara | 5.12 |
| नर | nara | 0.52 |
| नार | nara | 0.26 |
| Nara in the Hindi language | ||
| नारा | nara | 82.55 |
| नरा | nara | 12.2 |
| नर | nara | 2.19 |
| ंआरा | mara | 0.48 |
| नारां | naram | 0.38 |
| नारो | naro | 0.19 |
| नारेा | narea | 0.19 |
| णरा | nara | 0.1 |
| Nara in the Tibetan language | ||
| ན་ར་ | nara | 78.57 |
| ནཱ་རཱ་ | nara | 14.29 |
| ནི་ར་ | nira | 7.14 |
| Nara in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାରା | nara | 64.46 |
| ନର | nara | 27 |
| ନାର | nara | 2.75 |
| ନରା | nara | 1.65 |
| ଣରା | nara | 0.28 |
| ନାଡା | nada | 0.28 |
| Nara in the Bengali language | ||
| নর | nara | 41.67 |
| নারা | nara | 41.67 |
| নরকুমার | narakumara | 8.33 |
| নরমোহন | naramohana | 8.33 |
| Nara in the Russian language | ||
| Нара | nara | - |
| Nara in the Arabic language | ||
| نري | nry | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nara
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