Nitnaware Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Nitnaware Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Maharashtra, India. Nitnaware community belongs to Marathi Buddhists; are Buddhist of Marathi ethnic and linguistic identity, being a Maratha origin. Nitnaware community speaks the Marathi language as their mother tongue.

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Nitnaware Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5271:1,455,53255,268
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nitnaware Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Maharashtra, India. Nitnaware community belongs to Marathi Buddhists; are Buddhist of Marathi ethnic and linguistic identity, being a Maratha origin. Nitnaware community speaks the Marathi language as their mother tongue. This community belongs to the Navayana tradition, a 20th-century Buddhist revival moment, this moment was called for the rejection of the caste-based society of Hinduism and conversion to Buddhism by the people who considered to be the lowest in the hierarchy by the society. This community comes under the Scheduled caste group in India.

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Nitnaware Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nitnaware (Marathi: नीतनवरे, Oriya: ନିତନାୱାେର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nitnaware? popularity and diffusion

It is the 474,151st most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nitnaware are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 1,455,532. In India Nitnaware is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent live, Delhi, where 1 percent live and Goa, where 1 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 23 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nitnaware Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nitnaware in the Oriya language
ନିତନାୱାେରnitanawaera-
Nitnaware in the Marathi language
नीतनवरेnitanavare31.03
िनावारेinavare31.03
ितनवरेitanavare17.24
नितनवरेnitanavare6.9
नीतनावरेnitanavare6.9
िनावरेinavare3.45
निटनवरेnitanavare3.45

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