Bihar Surname
Approximately 2,805 people bear this surname
Bihar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,843 | 1:416,205 | 21,864 |
| Pakistan | 452 | 1:395,230 | 7,488 |
| Afghanistan | 168 | 1:191,388 | 3,677 |
| Croatia | 113 | 1:37,421 | 7,568 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Slovenia | 12 | 1:207,306 | 15,422 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Bihár (7) are calculated separately.
Bihar (1,687) may also be a first name.
Bihar Demographics
Bihar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Bihar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bihar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bihar (Arabic: بيهار, Bengali: বিহার, Hindi: बिहार, Marathi: िबहार, Oriya: ବିହାର, Tibetan: བི་ཧར་) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as: Bihár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bihar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 156,154th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,598,056 people. Bihar occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Bihar live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bihar is also the 187,318th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,687 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,843 people, or 1 in 416,205. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 59 percent are found, Bihar, where 10 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 6 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 16 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found.
Bihar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Bihar are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
Bihar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning $52,112 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bihar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bihar in the Tibetan language | ||
| བི་ཧར་ | bihar | - |
| Bihar in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିହାର | bihara | 95.58 |
| ବୀହାର | bihara | 1.31 |
| ବିହାରୀ | bihari | 0.6 |
| ବିହାରି | bihari | 0.12 |
| ବିହର | bihara | 0.12 |
| ବିହାର୍ | bihar | 0.12 |
| Bihar in the Bengali language | ||
| বিহার | bihara | 94.29 |
| বীহার | bihara | 2.86 |
| বিহাররঞ্জন | bihararanjana | 2.86 |
| Bihar in the Hindi language | ||
| बिहार | bihara | 91.33 |
| बिहर | bihara | 4 |
| बिहारी | bihari | 4 |
| बिहारा | bihara | 0.67 |
| Bihar in the Marathi language | ||
| िबहार | ibahara | 83.03 |
| बीहार | bihara | 10.3 |
| िबहर | ibahara | 3.03 |
| िवर | ivara | 1.21 |
| हरी | hari | 0.61 |
| Bihar in the Arabic language | ||
| بيهار | byhar | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bihar
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