Nitish Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Nitish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 306 | 1:2,506,750 | 79,964 |
| Latvia | 50 | 1:41,001 | 6,251 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nitish (101,536) may also be a first name.
Nitish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nitish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nitish (Bengali: নিতীশ, Hindi: नितिश, Marathi: िनतीश, Oriya: ନିତିଶ, Russian: Нитиш) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nitish? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 761,666th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Nitish reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,049th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 101,536 people.
The last name Nitish is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 2,506,750. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 33 percent reside, Telangana, where 22 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 8 percent reside. Outside of India it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 13 percent reside and Mauritius, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nitish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nitish in the Marathi language | ||
| िनतीश | inatisa | 69.64 |
| िनितश | initasa | 24.6 |
| िनतीष | inatisa | 2.79 |
| नीतीश | nitisa | 1.24 |
| िनितष | initasa | 1.17 |
| िनतीशा | inatisa | 0.11 |
| ितीश | itisa | 0.08 |
| नीतीष | nitisa | 0.08 |
| नैतीश | naitisa | 0.08 |
| नीितश | niitasa | 0.08 |
| िनतिश | inatisa | 0.04 |
| नीतेश | nitesa | 0.04 |
| नीितष | niitasa | 0.04 |
| िमतीश | imatisa | 0.04 |
| Nitish in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିତିଶ | nitisa | 68.02 |
| ନିତୀଶ | nitisa | 9.76 |
| ନୀତିଶ | nitisa | 8.13 |
| ନିତିସ | nitisa | 2.71 |
| ନିତିଷ | nitisa | 2.71 |
| ନିତିଶ୍ | nitis | 1.9 |
| ନିତିଶର | nitisara | 1.63 |
| ନିତୀଷ | nitisa | 0.54 |
| ନୀତୀଶ | nitisa | 0.54 |
| ନିତିଶି | nitisi | 0.54 |
| ନୀତିଷ | nitisa | 0.54 |
| ନୀତିଶ୍ | nitis | 0.54 |
| ନିତିଓ | niti'o | 0.27 |
| ନିତିସର | nitisara | 0.27 |
| ନିତୀଶ୍ | nitis | 0.27 |
| ନିଟିଶ | nitisa | 0.27 |
| ନିତିୀଶ | nitiisa | 0.27 |
| ନିତିଶ୍ର | nitisra | 0.27 |
| Nitish in the Hindi language | ||
| नितिश | nitisa | 50.06 |
| नितीश | nitisa | 31.39 |
| नीतीश | nitisa | 8.45 |
| नीतिश | nitisa | 7.78 |
| नितिष | nitisa | 0.96 |
| नितीष | nitisa | 0.69 |
| नीतीष | nitisa | 0.19 |
| नीतिष | nitisa | 0.12 |
| नितेश | nitesa | 0.07 |
| नितिश् | nitis | 0.03 |
| नितीश्ा | nitisa | 0.03 |
| नीतीश् | nitis | 0.03 |
| नितीश् | nitis | 0.02 |
| नीतिश् | nitis | 0.02 |
| नितशि | nitasi | 0.02 |
| नितीस | nitisa | 0.02 |
| नीजिश | nijisa | 0.01 |
| नतिशि | natisi | 0.01 |
| नितित | nitita | 0.01 |
| निनिश | ninisa | 0.01 |
| नितिशश | nitisasa | 0.01 |
| नितषि | nitasi | 0.01 |
| नितिीश | nitiisa | 0.01 |
| लितिश | litisa | 0.01 |
| नितिस | nitisa | 0.01 |
| नितिय | nitiya | 0.01 |
| नितीश़ | nitisa | 0.01 |
| निटिश | nitisa | 0.01 |
| नितीष् | nitis | 0.01 |
| नितिन | nitina | 0.01 |
| Nitish in the Bengali language | ||
| নিতীশ | nitisa | 49 |
| নীতিশ | nitisa | 24.67 |
| নিতিশ | nitisa | 23.33 |
| নিতীষ | nitisa | 0.67 |
| নীতীশ | nitisa | 0.67 |
| নিথিশ | nithisa | 0.33 |
| ণিতিশ | nitisa | 0.33 |
| নিতিস | nitisa | 0.33 |
| Nitish in the Russian language | ||
| Нитиш | nitis | - |
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Footnotes
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