Nehir Surname

169,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Nehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4691:31,5193,417
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England181:3,095,448105,421
Austria91:946,15970,786
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Nehir (3,706) may also be a first name.

Nehir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nehir is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,550th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,863,476 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Nehir reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 115,810th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 3,706 people.

Nehir is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,469 people, or 1 in 31,519. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 15 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Hatay Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Turkey Nehir occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nehir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhir8910/
Neher809,665/
Nahir801,208/
Niehr8088/
Nhair809/
Nihir808/
Nohir807/
Gnehr806/
Naeir805/
Nhier802/
Neuhr801/
Neair801/
Nohair73313/
Naeher73301/
Najhir73151/
Nihire7344/
Neiyer7321/
Nieair7310/
Nieher733/
Nehear733/
Nihair732/
Neijer732/
Nhiere731/
Neiier731/
Nihoir731/
Nger676,966/
Niyr674,186/
Nier673,061/
Njir67522/
Nyer67387/
Gner6762/
Niir6736/
Neur6736/
Njer6716/
Nyir6712/
Nher675/
Hngeior674/
Neuherr672/
Neujher671/
Neujehr671/
Nhyr671/
Ngahyir671/
Naheeir671/

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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 Nehir
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