Harihar Forename

8,328th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 124,419 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Harihar Forename User-submission:

Harihara, Hariharaa, Harihar, or Hariharan is one of the names for the fused representation of the Hindu lord Vishnu (Hari), and Shiva (Hara). There are numerous temples devoted to this lord and he is revered by both the Vaishnavite and Shaivite sects of Hinduism.

Harihar Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
117,6471:10,3261,380
Nepal
79%
 
6,1251:4,651649
Saudi Arabia-3501:88,0369,509
United States
100%
921:3,940,61952,938
United Arab Emirates-791:90,5327,429
Qatar
100%
561:42,3145,522
England
100%
301:1,853,43124,408
Canada-81:4,141,67245,609
Germany
100%
71:13,811,12541,547
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Bangladesh
100%
11:159,461,36636,167

Harihar (5,872) may also be a surname.

Harihar Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Harihara, Hariharaa, Harihar, or Hariharan is one of the names for the fused representation of the Hindu lord Vishnu (Hari), and Shiva (Hara). There are numerous temples devoted to this lord and he is revered by both the Vaishnavite and Shaivite sects of Hinduism.

- harimurthy6

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