Nahar Surname

829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Nahar Surname User-submission:

The Nahar surname means 'stream' or 'river' in Arabic and consequently in Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla (it also means 'fountain' in Bangla).

Nahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh595,2311:26831
India15,1671:50,5753,479
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Chad4,3331:3,137531
Syria3,9881:4,840544
Algeria2,5821:14,9622,690
Iraq2,4991:14,014973
Israel2,2531:3,798529
Indonesia1,9401:68,1707,356
England1,1951:46,6265,867
United States8191:442,56338,021
Malaysia8061:36,5933,043
Kuwait6651:5,715774
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Somaliland3361:10,417639
Jordan2821:31,3563,907
United Arab Emirates2791:32,8403,537
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Pakistan2201:812,01811,483
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
Suriname1731:3,194558
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Turkey991:786,07538,740
Australia751:359,94330,133
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Spain501:935,04135,950
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
Nepal411:694,6575,109
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Austria351:243,29828,936
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Ecuador291:548,47711,265
Wales271:114,6128,773
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Aruba231:4,499638
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Guyana171:44,8374,218
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Oman41:921,9937,313
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Nahar (52,771) may also be a first name.

Nahar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nahar surname means 'stream' or 'river' in Arabic and consequently in Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla (it also means 'fountain' in Bangla).

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Nahar Last Name Facts

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

Nahar (Arabic: ناهار, Bengali: নাহার, Hindi: नाहर, Marathi: नहार, Oriya: ନହର) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nahar.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 829th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,377 people. The surname Nahar occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nahar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,678th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 52,771 people.

The surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 595,231 people, or 1 in 268. Barring Bangladesh this surname is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Nahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nahar has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nahar surname increased 39,833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,642 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nahar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nahar surname are 3.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.33% registered with the party.

The amount Nahar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $21,874,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $41,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $40,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahard9137/
Nahaar9129/
Naharh9120/
Naahar9113/
Nahair9112/
Nahaur9111/
Naharr9110/
Gnahar911/
Naar895,404/
Nahr893,417/
Nhar89150/
Nhahare832/
Naahaar831/
Nhare801,024/
Naare80581/
Neahr80108/
N'Har80101/
Nahur8094/
Nathr8026/
Nharh8024/
Naair8020/
Nhair809/
Nahyr808/
Naart805/
Naard805/
Nhart803/
Nahrh802/
Ngahr802/
Naayr802/
Nahtr801/
Naarr801/
Nhaar801/
Naatr801/
Naaar801/
Nahrz801/
Naasr801/
Naharova772/
Nar7521,728/
Nhaure7319/
Nharre735/
Naaaar733/
Neahre732/
N'Hare731/
N'Haar731/
Nathtr731/
Natthr731/
Najhre731/
Nair67641,946/
Nasr67401,270/
Narh6733,725/
Nare6728,703/
Nart674,030/
Narr672,476/
Nohr672,249/
Ngar671,692/
Nard671,268/
Near671,155/
Naur67857/
Naïr67390/
Hnar67247/
Naár67231/
Narp67178/
Narz67150/
Nhor67138/
Nayr67137/
Najr67103/
Natr6784/
Naarová6761/
Narhova677/
Naarova676/
Gnar674/
Nnar673/
Naır671/
Nehehar671/

Nahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahar in the Bengali language
নাহারnahara97.26
নেহারnehara2.28
নাহরnahara0.46
Nahar in the Hindi language
नाहरnahara93.66
नहारnahara4.59
नहरnahara1.04
नाहारnahara0.59
नहड़ाnahara0.01
Nahar in the Marathi language
नहारnahara70.49
नाहरnahara21.07
नाहारnahara6.18
नहरnahara0.68
नरnara0.29
नाडरnadara0.13
महारmahara0.1
हारhara0.03
नवरnavara0.03
नायरnayara0.02
नदारnadara0.02
Nahar in the Oriya language
ନହରnahara46.75
ନାହାରnahara44.38
ନହାରରnaharara2.37
ନହାରnahara2.37
ନାହରnahara0.59
ନହରୁnaharu0.59
ନହରାnahara0.59
Nahar in the Arabic language
ناهارnahar-
نهارnhar-

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