Nakhir Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nakhir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakhir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Nakhir (95) may also be a first name.

Nakhir Last Name Facts

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

Nakhir (Hindi: नखीर, Marathi: नखीर, Oriya: ନଖିର) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakhir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakhir is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Nakhir is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhir reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nakhir is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 95 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,607,659. In Afghanistan Nakhir is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 70 percent reside, Kabul, where 15 percent reside and Paktia, where 15 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhire922/
Nakhair922/
Naskhir921/
Nakir91999/
Nakhaire861/
Nachir83353/
Nakire83278/
Najhir83151/
Nakher8375/
Nakhre8341/
Nazkir8329/
Naykir837/
Naukir835/
Naikir834/
Nakior834/
Naakir833/
Natkir832/
Nakier831/
Nakeir831/
Nadkir831/
Nakaheire801/
Nnakire7776/
Nakoire7716/
Natkhyr7712/
Nachire779/
Naikire778/
Nakkird776/
Nachier774/
Nackird772/
Naykire772/
Nakhear771/
Naikher771/
Nakherd771/
Naskair771/
Nakhere771/
Nakirth771/
Naukhre771/
Nakaire771/
Nokhair771/
Najir7316,208/
Nacir732,856/
Nagir73604/
Naker73430/
Nakre73284/
Naqir7348/
Nekir7314/
Nokir732/
Naikaire7114/
Nnakaire718/
Nakirowa714/
Gnahkire711/
Nakirova711/
Naiker672,743/
Nacher672,380/
Noukir67205/
Nocair67171/
Nacker67146/
Nakere6781/
Nakeer6775/
Najair6775/
Natker6728/
Naycir6727/
Naikre6726/
Nokire6725/
Ngokir6721/
Naajir6718/
Nayker6713/
Najker6712/
Naigir679/
Naiger679/
Naeker677/
Nakear677/
Nadker677/
Nokair676/
Nokier676/
Nakker676/
Naquir674/
Naugir674/
Nacair674/
Naicer673/
Najher673/
Nnajir672/
Nauker672/
Neaker672/
Nakerd672/
Naicir672/
Nakherova671/
Nokher671/
Nnakre671/
Ngaker671/
Nakeur671/
Nnagir671/
Nochir671/
Hnakre671/
Hnaker671/
Nhagir671/
Naujir671/
N'Aker671/
Noskir670/

Nakhir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakhir in the Oriya language
ନଖିରnakhira-
Nakhir in the Marathi language
नखीरnakhira88.89
निखरnikhara11.11
Nakhir in the Hindi language
नखीरnakhira86.11
नाखिरnakhira8.33
नाखीरnakhira5.56

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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 Nakhir
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