Nedhir Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nedhir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nedhir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania691:59,3464,180
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nedhir (19) may also be a first name.

Nedhir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nedhir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺬﻳﺮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nedhir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nedhir are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Nedhir is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 59,346. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 32 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 26 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 9 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nedir911,306/
Nadhir831,406/
Ngedir8311/
Nedair839/
Nidhir835/
Nedire833/
Nedher832/
Neddir831/
Nadhair7712/
Neidher776/
Nedeher773/
Naidhir771/
Nadhoir771/
Neddire771/
Nedheer771/
Nadhirr771/
Nadir7378,597/
Neder733,882/
Nedre7399/
Nodir7369/
Nidir739/
Nédir731/
Nedirova7186/
Neidherr718/
Nahadhir711/
Neidherd710/
Nieder673,664/
Neider671,806/
Nedder671,452/
Nadher67679/
Neuder67426/
Naadir67207/
Needer67192/
Naeder67192/
Neyder67185/
Neader67178/
Nederr67115/
Nadair6796/
Neidre6745/
Needre6732/
Nedger6710/
Ngeder676/
Nejder674/
Nahdir674/
Nidher674/
Noeder674/
Nnadir673/
Nedeer673/
Nedjer673/
Nodair672/
Ngidir672/
Nedert672/
Naduir671/
Naidir671/
Nedear671/
Nadijr671/
Naddir671/
Nadeir671/
Hnidir671/
Nadihr671/
Nadirr671/
Niddir671/
Nedere671/
Nedrhe671/
Nejdherdt671/
Neidheart670/
Neadre670/

Nedhir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nedhir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺬﻳﺮalndhyr95.65
ﻧﺬﻳﺮndhyr4.35

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nedhir
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