Narashima Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Narashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Narashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India451:17,045,897267,282
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Narashima (422) may also be a first name.

Narashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Narashima (Hindi: नरशिमा, Marathi: नरशीमा, Oriya: ନରସିମା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Narashima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Narashima reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 418,267th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 422 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 17,045,897. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 49 percent live, Karnataka, where 22 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Japan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Narashima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Narashima in the Hindi language
नरशिमाnarasima-
Narashima in the Oriya language
ନରସିମାnarasima50
ନରସିଂହnarasinha25
ନରସିଂମାnarasimma25
Narashima in the Marathi language
नरशीमाnarasima50
नारािशमाnaraisama33.33
नरसीमnarasima16.67

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Narashima
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