Narain Surname
Approximately 52,937 people bear this surname
Narain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 42,091 | 1:18,224 | 1,427 |
| Pakistan | 2,657 | 1:67,235 | 2,462 |
| United States | 1,498 | 1:241,962 | 23,100 |
| Mauritius | 1,472 | 1:879 | 83 |
| Suriname | 1,067 | 1:518 | 13 |
| South Africa | 1,044 | 1:51,894 | 6,573 |
| Guyana | 738 | 1:1,033 | 152 |
| Fiji | 471 | 1:1,899 | 282 |
| Netherlands | 419 | 1:40,304 | 6,841 |
| Canada | 323 | 1:114,073 | 12,141 |
| England | 229 | 1:243,310 | 19,878 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| United Arab Emirates | 187 | 1:48,996 | 4,914 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| New Zealand | 100 | 1:45,283 | 7,455 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Naraín (1) are calculated separately.
Narain (30,035) may also be a first name.
Narain Demographics
Narain Political Affiliation
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Narain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Narain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Narain (Arabic: نرين, Hindi: नारायण, Marathi: नारायण, Oriya: ନାରାଇନ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Naraín. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Narain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,613th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 137,665 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Narain reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Narain is also the 27,861st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 30,035 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 42,091 people, or 1 in 18,224. In India Narain is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 83 percent live, Delhi, where 10 percent live and Punjab, where 2 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Narain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Narain are 14.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.27% registered with the political party.
The amount Narain earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.55% more than the national average, earning R 310,236 per year; in United States they earn 27.28% more than the national average, earning $54,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $53,939 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Narain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Narain in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାରାଇନ | nara'ina | 83.33 |
| ନାରାୟନ | narayana | 16.67 |
| Narain in the Hindi language | ||
| नारायण | narayana | 45.63 |
| नरायन | narayana | 29.64 |
| नारायन | narayana | 15.32 |
| नरायण | narayana | 9.02 |
| नरैन | naraina | 0.1 |
| नारायण् | narayan | 0.03 |
| नराइन | nara'ina | 0.03 |
| नरायण़ | narayana | 0.02 |
| नारायण्ा | narayana | 0.02 |
| नरैण | naraina | 0.02 |
| नारायण़ | narayana | 0.02 |
| नाराइण | nara'ina | 0.01 |
| तिवारी | tivari | 0.01 |
| नरायऩ | narayana | 0.01 |
| नारैण | naraina | 0.01 |
| नरायण् | narayan | 0.01 |
| नहर | nahara | 0 |
| मौर्य | maurya | 0 |
| नराय्ण | narayna | 0 |
| नाराण | narana | 0 |
| नाराय्न | narayna | 0 |
| चौधरी | caudhari | 0 |
| मेहरा | mehara | 0 |
| नारायऩ | narayana | 0 |
| नारायणी | narayani | 0 |
| भवन | bhavana | 0 |
| नराइण | nara'ina | 0 |
| सहानी | sahani | 0 |
| नारयण | narayana | 0 |
| रायण | rayana | 0 |
| नरेन | narena | 0 |
| सक्सैना | saksaina | 0 |
| नरायण्ा | narayana | 0 |
| नारायणॅ | narayane | 0 |
| नाराइन | nara'ina | 0 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0 |
| नारैन | naraina | 0 |
| Narain in the Marathi language | ||
| नारायण | narayana | 44.57 |
| नरेन | narena | 35.96 |
| नरैन | naraina | 3.37 |
| नाराइन | nara'ina | 2.62 |
| नाराईन | nara'ina | 1.87 |
| नारायन | narayana | 1.5 |
| नारयण | narayana | 1.12 |
| नारीन | narina | 0.75 |
| नरन | narana | 0.75 |
| नरीयन | nariyana | 0.75 |
| नारेन | narena | 0.75 |
| नरद | narada | 0.75 |
| नायराण | nayarana | 0.75 |
| नराईन | nara'ina | 0.37 |
| नाराईत | nara'ita | 0.37 |
| नराइन | nara'ina | 0.37 |
| नारायणी | narayani | 0.37 |
| नरयान | narayana | 0.37 |
| नाराइण | nara'ina | 0.37 |
| नरेण | narena | 0.37 |
| नारैन | naraina | 0.37 |
| नारायेन | narayena | 0.37 |
| नारायाण | narayana | 0.37 |
| Narain in the Arabic language | ||
| نرين | nryn | - |
| نارين | naryn | - |
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Footnotes
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