Nirvana Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nirvana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nirvana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2531:522,72442,472
India101:76,706,538639,611
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nirvana (5,855) may also be a first name.

Nirvana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nirvana (Arabic: نيرفانا, Hindi: निर्वाना, Russian: Нирвана, Tibetan: ནིར་བ་ན་) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nirvana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nirvana are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nirvana is also the 87,064th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 5,855 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 522,724. In Indonesia Nirvana is most numerous in: West Java, where 97 percent live, Bali, where 2 percent live and Jambi, where 1 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nirvanna931/
Nirvanha931/
Nirwana867,159/
Nirvani861,452/
Nirvane86562/
Nurvana8628/
Nervana8621/
Nirbana868/
Nirvano865/
Nirvany862/
Nyrvana862/
Nirvanh861/
Nirwanah8078/
Nirvanio803/
Nirvangi801/
Nervanga801/
Nirvanni801/
Nirvaniy801/
Nurvahana7511/
Nirwani71615/
Nurwana71542/
Nirwane7150/
Nerwana7147/
Nirwany7141/
Nurvena7115/
Nervani716/
Nuruana714/
Nervano712/
Nirbane711/
Nervane711/
Nurwanah6724/
Nurwaena679/
Nyorbana675/
Nirbhane672/
Nirbanne671/
Nervanny671/
Nervanne671/

Nirvana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nirvana in the Tibetan language
ནིར་བ་ན་nirwana-
Nirvana in the Hindi language
निर्वानाnirvana50
निर्वाणाnirvana50
Nirvana in the Russian language
Нирванаnirvana-
Nirvana in the Arabic language
نيرفاناnyrfana-
نرفاناnrfana-

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