Ner Surname

164,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Israel

Ner Surname User-submission:

(Philippines) A Caviteño surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the Italian surname Neri, which was included in the 1849 Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames imposed upon the Philippines by Spanish governor Narciso Claveria.

(Israel) From the Hebrew word, meaning 'lamp'.

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Ner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0971:92,28616,053
India3851:1,992,37868,431
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Poland1801:211,16027,852
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Israel951:90,08010,606
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
France331:2,012,810168,616
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
England311:1,797,35772,927
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

The alternate forms: Ñer (1) are calculated separately.

Ner (2,358) may also be a first name.

Ner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Philippines) A Caviteño surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the Italian surname Neri, which was included in the 1849 Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames imposed upon the Philippines by Spanish governor Narciso Claveria.

(Israel) From the Hebrew word, meaning 'lamp'.

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Ner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ner (Hindi: नेर, Marathi: नेर, Oriya: େନର, Tibetan: ནིར་) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ñer. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,762nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,769,877 people. The surname Ner occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Ner reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ner is also the 153,083rd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 2,358 people.

The surname Ner is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,097 people, or 1 in 92,286. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 39 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 21 percent reside and Davao Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Ner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ner has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ner last name expanded 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ner last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $55,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.93% more than the national average, earning $62,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñer891/
Nere867,261/
Nger866,966/
Neer864,747/
Nier863,061/
Nesr861,675/
Near861,155/
Nehr861,024/
Nerz86669/
Neir86247/
Gner8662/
Nert8652/
Neur8636/
Nerd8626/
Netr8623/
Nerr8612/
Nerp867/
Nher865/
Neyr865/
Nner863/
Hner861/
Nerh861/
Ne8013,369/
Nesre751,774/
Neire75253/
Nerre75115/
Neahr75108/
Niehr7588/
Gnere7582/
Netrh7565/
Neare7563/
Neard7557/
Nhere7544/
Neyre7537/
Ånger7537/
Nehyr7528/
Ngeer7511/
Neere759/
Neart759/
Gnehr756/
Nerhe755/
Nejtr754/
Nneer754/
Neehr754/
Ånner753/
Hnehr752/
Ngerr752/
Nőger752/
Nhier752/
Neert751/
Neeyr751/
Neuhr751/
Neyrd751/
Nejre751/
Hneyr751/
Hnner751/
Nearh751/
Nnere751/
Neasr751/
Ngerh751/
Nierr751/
'Nere751/
Nnger751/
Neetr751/
Gneer751/
Hneer751/
Nehhr750/
Nearr750/
Gnear750/
Neirt750/
Nertt750/
Nettr750/
Nie671,701,671/
Net6756,237/
Nge6752,265/
Neu6718,617/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Nir673,185/
Hne672,563/
Nep672,215/
Nhe671,079/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nej67547/
Gnerre67508/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Née6794/
Nerova6761/
Nyr6752/
Gne6743/
Njr6710/
Nhr6710/
Nre679/
När679/
Geener677/
Neč675/
Hågner675/
Neć674/
Gneere672/
Neahre672/
Nýr672/
Netrth671/
Nerowa671/
Høgner671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Ønnert671/
Neeeer671/
Hnnher670/

Ner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ner in the Hindi language
नेरnera-
Ner in the Oriya language
େନରenara-
Ner in the Marathi language
नेरnera99.79
Ner in the Tibetan language
ནིར་nir60
ནེར་ner20
ནིརnir20

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