Ner Forename

153,083rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,358 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Ner Forename Definition:

Ner, lamp, brightness, land newly tilled. The son of Abiel, and father of Abner, the general of Saul's armies. 1 Sam. xiv. 50, 51.

Ner Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt
100%
6291:146,1065,938
Philippines
87%
 
3791:279,70811,178
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Indonesia-1551:1,664,28289,811
India
67%
 
1421:8,555,479271,597
Peru
97%
 
1281:248,3715,921
United States
78%
 
1031:3,519,77649,009
Papua New Guinea
 
82%
851:95,9108,822
Pakistan
 
52%
711:2,737,43233,222
Venezuela
100%
571:529,85813,992
Mexico
92%
 
521:2,387,39313,165
Brazil
100%
391:5,493,23583,314
Malaysia
 
63%
361:845,83231,502
Cambodia
 
63%
331:493,13110,612
Colombia-271:1,769,59015,718
Nicaragua
100%
191:316,7556,627
Israel
59%
 
171:494,2899,770
Kazakhstan
100%
151:1,183,12311,783
Russia
100%
151:9,615,58037,191
Netherlands
75%
 
101:1,690,20823,366
Austria
100%
101:851,4206,482
Bhutan
 
60%
91:91,6592,258
Chile
88%
 
81:2,200,90114,453
Honduras
100%
81:1,102,18311,893
Nigeria
 
64%
71:25,366,337199,343
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
Uruguay-51:685,5277,487
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Germany
53%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Finland
67%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Thailand
50%
 
21:35,032,906298,615
Azerbaijan
100%
21:4,821,47233,780
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Italy
70%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Mongolia
100%
11:2,934,81416,205

Ner (2,631) may also be a surname.

Ner Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ner, lamp, brightness, land newly tilled. The son of Abiel, and father of Abner, the general of Saul's armies. 1 Sam. xiv. 50, 51.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: a lamp.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Ner Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neer863,777/
Nere863,772/
Neur861,694/
Neir861,540/
Nesr86898/
Netr86691/
Nher86470/
Near86252/
Nier86163/
Neyr86103/
Nger8640/
Nehr8640/
Nerd8638/
Nerr8629/
Nert8627/
Gner8615/
Nerz8612/
Nejr867/
Nerh865/
Hner863/
Nerp862/
Nner862/
Øner861/
Nerì861/
Ne8094,615/
Neire752,114/
Gnere751,386/
Neyre75310/
Nerre7580/
Nesre7543/
Neerh7534/
Nerhe7521/
Nhere7518/
Nearh7514/
Neere7512/
Neare759/
Neard758/
N'Ner757/
Noejr757/
Nehyr756/
Nheer755/
Neasr755/
Neart755/
Nejre754/
Naãer753/
Ngeer753/
Nheir752/
Gneir752/
Nesrt752/
Neesr752/
Hneer752/
Neetr752/
Nierz751/
Gnear751/
D'ner751/
'Nere751/
Nnear751/
Nneer751/
Nnere751/
Neird751/
Neirr751/
Neatr751/
Neerd751/
Neerr751/
Neerz751/
Nethr751/
Netrd751/
Nierë751/
Nierh751/
Nerzh751/
Nhear751/
Nheyr751/
Nhier751/
Ngner751/
Nierr751/
Nnetr751/
Ngerh751/
Ned6733,929/
Net6731,847/
Nee6728,318/
Ney6725,361/
Nei6722,936/
Nir6717,277/
Nea677,846/
Nge675,827/
Nhe675,329/
Nne674,071/
Nie673,849/
Nes672,830/
Neh671,933/
Nej671,065/
Neu67727/
Nep67689/
Gne67513/
Nez67391/
Hne67390/
Nãe67183/
Nyr67119/
Nje6782/
Née6776/
Nre6729/
Njr6721/
Nhr6718/
Hneerh6717/
Geener6713/
Ngeher6710/
Åne679/
Nèe678/
N'Nere676/
Gnerre674/
Nneerr674/
Nerowa673/
Nherre672/
Uanner672/
Neisre671/
N'e671/
Nuheer671/
Nuhier671/
Näe671/
Nír671/
Nønner671/
Noe'jr671/
Nehier671/
Neihtr671/
Ne'err671/
Neareh671/
Nearre671/
Neerdh671/
Neerhe671/
Neí671/
Nhearr671/
Ngnere671/
Ngeerh671/
Neï671/
Nooeer671/
Nãr671/
Wnyear671/
Gneesr671/

Ner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ner in the Russian language
Нерner-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ner