Nirahi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nirahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nirahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Nirahi (277) may also be a first name.

Nirahi Last Name Facts

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

Nirahi (Hindi: निराही, Marathi: िनराही) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nirahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nirahi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nirahi reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nirahi is also the 533,704th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 277 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Nirahi is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 67 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Nirahi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisrahi921/
Nurahi8321/
Nirohi836/
Nuraehi776/
Nuraahi771/
Nirae735/
Neiraeth712/
Nirahuua711/
Nirhoe6716/
Niroui6712/
Niroei672/
Nuraei671/
Gnirae671/
Neraui671/
Nirooei6229/
Gnerahe628/
Nirouie626/
Nairoua625/
Nirooie621/
Nairaua621/
Najraei621/
Neerahee5733/
Nurae5513/
Nerae554/
Niroe551/
Nuraea5010/
Nurhae502/
Neroua502/
Nytrae501/
Nirooe501/
Neraet500/

Nirahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nirahi in the Marathi language
िनराहीinarahi-
Nirahi in the Hindi language
निराहीnirahi96.61
निरहीnirahi1.69
नीराहीnirahi0.85
निराही़nirahi0.85

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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 Nirahi
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