Nehru Surname

137,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Nehru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nehru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8341:418,24721,941
Ukraine3001:151,74221,111
Indonesia2431:544,23543,920
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States921:3,939,771214,590
England891:626,04636,944
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Oman41:921,9937,313
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Nehru (9,464) may also be a first name.

Nehru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nehru (Arabic: نهرو, Hindi: नेहरू, Marathi: नेहरु, Oriya: େନେହରୁ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nehru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,902nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,244,394 people. The surname Nehru is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Nehru reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nehru is also the 63,579th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 9,464 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1,834 people, or 1 in 418,247. In India Nehru is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 22 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 14 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 13 percent live. Aside from India this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Nehru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nehru surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nehru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.72% less than the national average, earning R 74,340 per year; in United States they earn 66.62% more than the national average, earning $71,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.13% more than the national average, earning $69,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nehrou91208/
Nehrui9138/
Nehrut917/
Nehrud911/
Neru891,005/
Nehrush8314/
Nehroud831/
Neherui831/
Nesru8023,678/
Nerus801,221/
Ngeru80892/
Nerud80437/
Nereu80375/
Neeru80287/
Nharu80152/
Netru8099/
Nerup8092/
Nerau8084/
Nerut8059/
Nerou8057/
Nahru8031/
Neiru8030/
Neruh8017/
Neuru8015/
Nerru8012/
Naeru8012/
Nerhu806/
Nheru805/
Nneru805/
Nergu803/
Nihru803/
Nerui802/
Nieru801/
Nohru801/
Neruy801/
Nearu800/
Nerush731,650/
Naharu73607/
Nerhus73434/
Nereus73366/
Nahrou73240/
Neraud73158/
Neerup73109/
Ånerud73101/
Nejrup7389/
Neirou7348/
Nierou7342/
Neyrou7334/
Nerrou7333/
Nnerau7328/
Neerut7327/
Neytru7318/
Neruch7314/
Neyrus7314/
Gnerou7310/
Nneeru739/
Nerouz738/
Neroud737/
Neirup736/
Nerahu736/
Neerud735/
Nahruh735/
Ngereu735/
Nahrru735/
Neirus734/
Neruis734/
Neraut733/
Neruss732/
Netrud732/
Neerui731/
Nearud731/
Netrus731/
Nesrou731/
Neraux731/
Netruh731/
Netrup731/
Nearhu731/
Ngeruh731/
Neyreu731/
Nerous731/
Nerout731/
Neroux731/
Ngeeru731/
Neirud731/
Nesrut731/
Nearus730/
Neraus730/
Nerhut730/
Neherhaus710/
Naru6715,592/
Niru672,574/
Neyroud671,142/
Noru67659/
Neyraud67230/
Nerault67184/
Netraud6790/
Neerhut6733/
Neyraut6728/
Naharou6724/
Neirouz6721/
Nettrup6719/
Ånnerud6716/
Neirous675/
Nearhou674/
Nerhult672/
Neitrup672/
Neyrouz671/
Naharau671/
Neiraud671/
Neiraut671/
Nehroeh671/
Nerusch671/
Neró671/
Nerú671/
Neyruus671/
Ñeru671/
Neiroud670/
Nearous670/

Nehru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nehru in the Marathi language
नेहरुneharu70.69
नेहरूneharu26.06
नेहneha2.55
नेरूneru0.09
जेहरुjeharu0.04
नहरूnaharu0.04
जेरूjeru0.04
नहरुnaharu0.04
मेहरुmeharu0.04
जेहरूjeharu0.04
नहेरुnaheru0.04
Nehru in the Hindi language
नेहरूneharu64.71
नाहरूnaharu15.77
नेहरुneharu14.86
नहरूnaharu3
नहरुnaharu0.75
नाहरुnaharu0.3
नहारूnaharu0.3
नाहारूnaharu0.3
Nehru in the Oriya language
େନେହରୁeneharu61.11
େନହରୁenaharu33.33
େନହୁରୁenahuru5.56
Nehru in the Arabic language
نهروnhrw-

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