Narayanan Surname

9,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Narayanan Surname User-submission:

This surname derived from the Sanskrit Narayana, an epithet for the Hindu deity Vishnu. It translates to 'resting on the waters' or 'abode of man,' or 'eternal man.'

Narayanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India28,4661:26,9472,022
United Arab Emirates7,7721:1,179138
Oman5,4441:67792
Saudi Arabia4,8891:6,311873
United States3,2121:112,84512,227
Malaysia2,5531:11,5531,243
Kuwait1,8611:2,042258
Qatar1,5261:1,545121
Bahrain9701:1,390186
Singapore8171:6,741410
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
England5561:100,21210,582
Canada2911:126,61713,224
Australia2471:109,29412,192
South Africa1771:306,08929,333
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand801:882,979139,249
Botswana771:28,4025,684
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
France561:1,186,120124,657
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Mauritius461:28,1185,531
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
China101:136,732,1577,199
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Norway81:642,78647,258
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Narayanan (132,139) may also be a first name.

Narayanan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derived from the Sanskrit Narayana, an epithet for the Hindu deity Vishnu. It translates to 'resting on the waters' or 'abode of man,' or 'eternal man.'

- jessicaweiss

Narayanan Last Name Facts

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

Narayanan (Hindi: नारायणन, Marathi: नारायणन, Oriya: ନାରାୟଣନ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Narayanan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Narayanan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,362nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 120,571 people. The surname Narayanan occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Narayanan live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Narayanan is also the 7,902nd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 132,139 people.

The surname Narayanan is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 28,466 people, or 1 in 26,947. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 37 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 31 percent reside and Karnataka, where 8 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in 97 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside and Oman, where 9 percent reside.

Narayanan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Narayanan surname are 0.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Narayanan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.34% more than the national average, earning R 335,868 per year; in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $62,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Narayanan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Narayanan in the Hindi language
नारायणनnarayanana46.81
नारायण्ंnarayanm10.64
नारायणnarayana8.51
नारायननnarayanana6.38
नारायणण्narayanan6.38
नारायनणnarayanana6.38
नारायणंnarayanam4.26
नारायणन्narayanan4.26
नरायाणनnarayanana2.13
नरायणंnarayanam2.13
नारायणणnarayanana2.13
Narayanan in the Marathi language
नारायणनnarayanana43.07
नारायननnarayanana24.58
नारायणnarayana18.95
नारायणणnarayanana2.59
नारायनणnarayanana1.57
नारायणंnarayanam0.74
दयानंदdayananda0.65
नारयणनnarayanana0.65
नारायनnarayana0.55
पीनारायननpinarayanana0.37
नारायणमnarayanama0.37
जयनारायणjayanarayana0.37
नारायणननnarayananana0.37
नारायाननnarayanana0.37
नारयणnarayana0.37
नायरायणनnayarayanana0.28
नरायणनnarayanana0.28
नारयणाnarayana0.28
नटराजनnatarajana0.28
नारायणाnarayana0.28
नारयानानnarayanana0.18
नारायनाnarayana0.18
नारायण्narayan0.18
नयनाnayana0.18
नारायनकnarayanaka0.18
नारायनंnarayanam0.09
नारायणरावnarayanarava0.09
िजनारायनijanarayana0.09
पीनारायणमpinarayanama0.09
नारयननnarayanana0.09
आरनारायननaranarayanana0.09
नारायानानnarayanana0.09
सरावननsaravanana0.09
नारायnaraya0.09
केनारायणkenarayana0.09
िपनारायननipanarayanana0.09
पीपीनारायणpipinarayana0.09
नाराण्यानाnaranyana0.09
नारायाणनnarayanana0.09
एसनारायणनesanarayanana0.09
िपनारायणipanarayana0.09
Narayanan in the Oriya language
ନାରାୟଣନnarayanana30.77
ନାରାୟଣଣnarayanana15.38
ନାରାୟଣଁnarayanam15.38
ନାରାୟନଣnarayanana15.38
ନାରାୟନନnarayanana7.69
ନାରାୟnaraya7.69
ନାରାୟଣନ୍narayanan7.69

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