Narayama Surname
Approximately 1,294 people bear this surname
Narayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,252 | 1:102,112 | 6,122 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Narayama (102) may also be a first name.
Narayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Narayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Narayama (Marathi: नारायमा, Oriya: ନାରାୟଣାମା) is most common in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Narayama.
How Common Is The Last Name Narayama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 294,812th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,631,797 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Narayama live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Narayama is also the 935,178th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 102 people.
The last name Narayama is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 1,252 people, or 1 in 102,112. In Japan Narayama is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 30 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 19 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Japan Narayama is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narayamma | 94 | 69 | / |
| Nareyama | 88 | 19 | / |
| Nariyama | 88 | 10 | / |
| Naruyama | 88 | 3 | / |
| Narajama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nairayamahe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ngariyama | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nareyamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Naraima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naraema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Norayma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naraiahmma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Noriyama | 75 | 235 | / |
| Naruyima | 75 | 37 | / |
| Noreyama | 75 | 7 | / |
| Narajima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nariyami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Narame | 71 | 258 | / |
| Narejamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Norreyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nasrujama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naraumi | 67 | 169 | / |
| Nareema | 67 | 24 | / |
| Naraaimaya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naruima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Noraima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Narouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naarajmaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Narhame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naraime | 67 | 1 | / |
Narayama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Narayama in the Marathi language | ||
| नारायमा | narayama | - |
| Narayama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାରାୟଣାମା | narayanama | 33.33 |
| ନାରାୟାମା | narayama | 33.33 |
| ନାରାୟମା | narayama | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Narayama
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