Naher Surname

5,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Naher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh100,1211:1,592157
India5171:1,483,68556,036
England1551:359,47125,733
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Paraguay351:206,7643,828
Australia301:899,85754,700
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Näher (553) are calculated separately.

Naher (1,791) may also be a first name.

Naher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naher (Hindi: नाहेर, Marathi: नाहेर) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Näher. For other potential spellings of Naher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naher? popularity and diffusion

Naher is the 5,581st most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 71,943 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Naher live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Naher is also the 180,706th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 1,791 people.

The surname Naher is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 100,121 people, or 1 in 1,592. Aside from Bangladesh Naher exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Naher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Naher has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Naher surname rose 15,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Naher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Naher last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Naher earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.73% more than the national average, earning $66,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Näher93553/
Naeher91301/
Nnaher919/
Nahear916/
Naherr914/
Najher913/
Naheur912/
Naer89658/
Naheeir831/
Nahaher831/
Neher809,665/
Nahir801,208/
Naeer80201/
Naehr8060/
Noher8043/
Néher8019/
Naere808/
Ngaer806/
Naeir805/
Na'er802/
Nnaer801/
Naerh801/
Nayyer731,707/
Naiyer73413/
Najhir73151/
Naayer7377/
Najger7376/
Noherr7328/
Näherr739/
Nayier738/
Naaere737/
Najier737/
Najjer735/
Nehear733/
Nađerđ732/
Naaier731/
Naeerh731/
Nnaere731/
Nahyor731/
Noer678,163/
Naaijer67162/
Neur6736/
Nađđerđ6717/
Najgier678/
Noheart678/
Naerova673/
Neuherr672/
Nnahire672/
Ngahyir671/
Naır671/
Neujher671/
Najjeer671/
Nhaayer671/

Naher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naher in the Marathi language
नाहेरnahera83.61
ंआहेरmahera6.56
नहारnahara3.28
नहेरnahera3.28
नहीरnahira1.64
नाहरnahara1.64
Naher in the Hindi language
नाहेरnahera33.33
नाहरnahara33.33
नहेरnahera33.33

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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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  • 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 Naher
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