Nadir Surname

7,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nadir Surname User-submission:

As a Jewish surname it has two meanings. One meaning is the Hebrew adjective נדיר (nadeer), which means 'rare'. Another meaning is that the name barrier is a descendant of the Banu Nadir (Arabic: بنو النضير), a Jewish tribe who lived in northern Arabia until the 7th century at the oasis of Madinah.

Read More About This Surname

Nadir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan29,5971:1,086135
Pakistan17,8371:10,015750
Morocco14,0071:2,461187
Somalia2,7941:4,815411
Algeria2,5421:15,1972,733
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Indonesia1,6191:81,6868,635
India1,5821:484,87124,605
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Turkey1,0751:72,3926,730
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
France5301:125,32619,051
United States3741:969,14271,998
Iran1801:426,57026,777
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
England931:599,11935,891
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Kazakhstan651:272,03823,403
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Argentina591:724,46549,289
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Guyana451:16,9382,216
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Azerbaijan351:275,6896,529
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Finland161:343,54424,270
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Norway121:428,52437,411
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Israel91:950,84857,975
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Oman41:921,9937,313
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nadir (319,229) may also be a first name.

Nadir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

As a Jewish surname it has two meanings. One meaning is the Hebrew adjective נדיר (nadeer), which means 'rare'. Another meaning is that the name barrier is a descendant of the Banu Nadir (Arabic: بنو النضير), a Jewish tribe who lived in northern Arabia until the 7th century at the oasis of Madinah.

- noam

Nadir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nadir (Arabic: نضير, Bengali: নাদির, Georgian: ნადირ, Hindi: नादिर, Marathi: नादीर, Oriya: ନାଦିର, Russian: Надир) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nadir is the 7,219th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 92,720 people. The last name Nadir occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Nadir live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nadir is also the 3,284th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 319,229 people.

The last name Nadir is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 29,597 people, or 1 in 1,086. In Afghanistan Nadir is most frequent in: Kabul, where 16 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 11 percent reside and Kunar, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan Nadir exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Morocco, where 18 percent reside.

Nadir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nadir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 6,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nadir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Nadir are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nadir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.65% less than the national average, earning 222,717 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.15% less than the national average, earning R 120,840 per year; in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadhir911,406/
Nadgir91511/
Nadire91233/
Naadir91207/
Nadair9196/
Nadier9139/
Nahdir914/
Nadior913/
Nnadir913/
Nadihr911/
Naidir911/
Nadijr911/
Nadeir911/
Naditr911/
Nasdir911/
Naddir911/
Gnadir911/
Nadirr911/
Naduir911/
Naudier8337/
Nadaire8316/
Nadhair8312/
Nadhirr831/
Nadhire831/
Nhadgir831/
Naidhir831/
Nadhoir831/
Naudair830/
Nader80143,240/
Nedir801,306/
Nadre80337/
Nodir8069/
Nadyr8045/
Nadér801/
Nédir801/
Nadirova775,632/
Naudaire771/
Nahadhir771/
Najder731,975/
Nadeer73992/
Nadher73679/
Nadere73352/
Nodier73224/
Nadder73217/
Naeder73192/
Neader73178/
Nayder73135/
Nadger73115/
Gnader7386/
Nedhir7377/
Naider7372/
Ngader7347/
Nauder7345/
Naderd7331/
Naudre7323/
Noudir7313/
Nedair739/
Nasder739/
Naderz739/
Naadre736/
Nadeur735/
Naderh735/
Nahder734/
Nadear733/
Nodire732/
Hnader732/
Naddre732/
Naderr732/
Nodair732/
Nadert731/
Neddir731/
Naader731/
Neadre730/
Nnadirova711/
Noudair67136/
Nadheer6733/
Najdert6724/
Naddere6718/
Naudeer6714/
Nadgeer673/
Gnadere671/
Ngaderh671/
Naadeer671/
Naedder671/
Nadhere671/

Nadir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nadir in the Georgian language
ნადირnadir-
Nadir in the Hindi language
नादिरnadira94.74
नादीरnadira3.27
नदीरnadira1.3
नदिरnadira0.54
नदिराnadira0.02
नादिऱnadira0.02
नाहिरnahira0.02
Nadir in the Bengali language
নাদিরnadira85.71
নাদীরnadira14.29
Nadir in the Oriya language
ନାଦିରnadira73.68
ନାଦୀରnadira7.89
ନଦିରnadira7.89
ନଦୀରnadira5.26
ନାଦିର୍nadir2.63
ନାଦିnadi2.63
Nadir in the Marathi language
नादीरnadira66.21
नािदरnaidara25.9
नदीरnadira3.02
नाडीरnadira0.97
नजीरnajira0.39
नासीरnasira0.39
कादीरkadira0.19
नाडीलnadila0.1
नादेरnadera0.1
अमीरamira0.1
नादीराnadira0.1
नाडरnadara0.1
मदीरmadira0.1
Nadir in the Russian language
Надирnadir-
Nadir in the Arabic language
نضيرndyr-
نديرndyr-
ناديرnadyr-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nadir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis