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
Nara (Arabic: نري, Bengali: নর, Georgian: ნარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: नारा, Marathi: नारा, Oriya: ନାରା, Russian: Нара, Tibetan: ན་ར་) is most common in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Nára. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,848th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 100,630 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nara are found; 49 percent are found in East Asia and 48 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Nara is also the 6,069th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 173,204 people.
Nara is most common in Japan, where it is held by 35,096 people, or 1 in 3,643. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name is found in 104 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.
Nara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nara surname grew 3,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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 US average, with 64.84% being 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
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