Napir Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Napir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Napir (110) may also be a first name.

Napir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Napir (Oriya: ନପିର, Russian: Напир) is found most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Napir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Napir is the 1,612,213th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Napir reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Napir is also the 895,203rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 110 people.

The last name Napir is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 982,551. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 98 percent live and Kajiado County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya Napir is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Napir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Napir last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napier9135,211/
Napire91944/
Napior9178/
Nappir9125/
Naphir916/
Napeir915/
Nappier831,504/
Naphier8363/
Napirre8316/
Napaire834/
Naipier831/
Napeire831/
Naapire831/
Naepier830/
Nappeir830/
Neapier830/
Napfier830/
Naper80393/
Nopir8042/
Nepir8011/
Napre808/
Napper736,512/
Napert73291/
Napere73161/
Napear7324/
Nasper7314/
Nepeir738/
Naiper738/
Nayper738/
Nepier736/
Nepair733/
Nauper732/
Naaper731/
Napfer731/
Nopire731/
Napyre731/
Nopier730/
Napeer730/
Napher730/
Neaper730/
Nappert67233/
Naupert6740/
Gnapper6728/
Nappere674/
Noupier673/
Naipher672/
Napeere671/
Napperp671/
Ngapher671/
Noppier671/
Napheer671/
Gnapere671/
Neapert670/
Neepier670/

Napir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Napir in the Oriya language
ନପିରnapira-
Napir in the Russian language
Напирnapir-

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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
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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 Napir
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