Nishira Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2501:511,37714,595
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nishira (27) may also be a first name.

Nishira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nishira (Hindi: निशिरा) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nishira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishira? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,001,271st most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishira reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 511,377. In Japan it is most common in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 48 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 37 percent reside and Nara Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nishira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishira in the Hindi language
निशिराnisira50
निशीराnisira50

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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 Nishira
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