Neera Surname
Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname
Neera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Neera (19,411) may also be a first name.
Neera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neera (Bengali: নিরা, Hindi: नीरा, Marathi: ेकेरबा, Oriya: ନୀରା, Tibetan: ནི་ར་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 288,408th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,479,358 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Neera live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Neera is also the 38,703rd most common given name at a global level, borne by 19,411 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,172 people, or 1 in 135,970. Outside of Bangladesh this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neera in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ར་ | nira | - |
| Neera in the Bengali language | ||
| নিরা | nira | - |
| Neera in the Hindi language | ||
| नीरा | nira | 93.13 |
| निरा | nira | 6.82 |
| मीरा | mira | 0.05 |
| Neera in the Marathi language | ||
| ेकेरबा | ekeraba | 50 |
| नेरा | nera | 50 |
| Neera in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୀରା | nira | 48 |
| ନୀର | nira | 24 |
| ନିରା | nira | 24 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 4 |
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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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- 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 Neera
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