Nusantara Surname

131,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nusantara Surname User-submission:

The Nusantara surname means 'Indonesia is one'.

Nusantara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,3881:39,0354,529
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Nusantara (467) may also be a first name.

Nusantara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nusantara surname means 'Indonesia is one'.

- wahyu

Nusantara Last Name Facts

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

Nusantara occurs most in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nusantara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nusantara is the 131,961st most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,128,994 people. The last name Nusantara occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nusantara are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nusantara is also the 394,192nd most common forename globally, borne by 467 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,388 people, or 1 in 39,035. In Indonesia Nusantara is mostly found in: East Java, where 34 percent live, West Java, where 22 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Nusantara occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nusantari89776/
Nusontara894/
Nusantaris8416/
Nusiantari8413/
Nusantarie849/
Nusonthara845/
Nusahantari807/
Hnujantarat801/
Nusantoro78482/
Nusantorosh705/
Noesantoro6320/

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