Niroshan Surname
Approximately 15,406 people bear this surname
Niroshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 15,203 | 1:1,369 | 197 |
| United Arab Emirates | 73 | 1:125,511 | 10,390 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Niroshan (29,898) may also be a first name.
Niroshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niroshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niroshan (Hindi: निरोशन) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niroshan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,402nd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 473,033 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Niroshan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Niroshan is also the 27,965th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 29,898 people.
The last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 15,203 people, or 1 in 1,369. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nirosan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Nirushan | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nuroshan | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nireshan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Neroshan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nerooshan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Niroosand | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nirasan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nurosan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nirozan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nirasang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nirachan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirrasan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirotsen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirhasan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirgasan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nureshan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nurashan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nurhashan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nirahasan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nurhosain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nurasahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nurhossan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nurasan | 67 | 393 | / |
| Nurhossain | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nuresan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nirasen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nierhausen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nirozen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nerasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nurashahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nurahashan | 67 | 1 | / |
Niroshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niroshan in the Hindi language | ||
| निरोशन | nirosana | - |
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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 Niroshan
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