Nakhir Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Nakhir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
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
The last name Nakhir (Hindi: नखीर, Marathi: नखीर, Oriya: ନଖିର) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhir live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 95 people.
The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,607,659. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Nangarhar, where 70 percent reside, Kabul, where 15 percent reside and Paktia, where 15 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakhir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakhir in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଖିର | nakhira | - |
| Nakhir in the Marathi language | ||
| नखीर | nakhira | 88.89 |
| निखर | nikhara | 11.11 |
| Nakhir in the Hindi language | ||
| नखीर | nakhira | 86.11 |
| नाखिर | nakhira | 8.33 |
| नाखीर | nakhira | 5.56 |
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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
- 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 Nakhir
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