Nippon Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Nippon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nippon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Japan1291:991,04119,991
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India121:63,922,115578,870
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nippon (1,679) may also be a first name.

Nippon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nippon (Bengali: নিপ্পন, Oriya: ନିପନ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nippon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 492,243rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name Nippon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nippon reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nippon is also the 187,860th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 1,679 people.

The last name Nippon is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Nippon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nippon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nippon last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nippon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nippon surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nippon earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.81% more than the national average, earning $60,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nippong9224/
Nippoon921/
Nipon91922/
Niphon83593/
Naipon83429/
Noipon8371/
Nipong8319/
Niepon835/
Nipone833/
Nispon833/
Nippan832/
Nipoon832/
Ìnipon831/
Nuppon831/
Nipoun831/
Neipon830/
Nitphon77478/
Noiphon77415/
Niphong7770/
Nippane7767/
Noipong7729/
Naipoen7719/
Nipphan7713/
Naiphon7712/
Nupphon778/
Naipohn776/
Noipoon775/
Naipong774/
Nipoune772/
Nuipoon772/
Nuiphon771/
Nipun738,030/
Nipan73245/
Nepon73141/
Nypon734/
Nipom733/
Nipón731/
Nupon731/
Noiphong71708/
Nitphong7191/
Noipoung714/
Nichphon714/
Nahaipon712/
Noiphoon711/
Nipane673,669/
Neipan67516/
Noipan67282/
Nuipom67270/
Naipan67215/
Nuphon67109/
Naypon6781/
Noipom6753/
Niepoń6746/
Niopan6743/
Nahaiphon6743/
Ngepon6725/
Nipung6722/
Nipune6714/
Nispoń6714/
Niphan6710/
Nispan6710/
Nipang678/
Noipun678/
Gnepon675/
Nyopon673/
Nepong672/
Nipāne672/
Nephon672/
Netpon672/
Nuipan672/
Niepan672/
Nitpan672/
Nuipun671/
Nupoon671/
Gnipan671/
Naipun671/
Neupon671/
Nipant671/
Nippam671/
Ngnipoung671/
Nepuon671/
Nepont671/
Naipán671/
Nepone670/

Nippon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nippon in the Oriya language
ନିପନnipana-
Nippon in the Bengali language
নিপ্পনnippana50
নিপ্পণnippana50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nippon
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