Nighar Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nighar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nighar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India621:12,372,022220,417
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Nighar (432) may also be a first name.

Nighar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nighar (Hindi: निघार, Marathi: िनघार, Oriya: ନିଘାର) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nighar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Nighar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nighar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nighar is also the 412,918th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 432 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 12,372,022. In India Nighar is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 32 percent are found, Bihar, where 21 percent are found and Odisha, where 16 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 41 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nighare9210/
Nigahar928/
Nigghar921/
Nighaar921/
Nighart921/
Nigar9121,537/
Nighhart860/
Neighart860/
Naigar83137/
Nigard83122/
Neghar83111/
Nigaar83105/
Nighor8361/
Niggar8340/
Nigare8338/
Nigaur8312/
Neigar836/
Nikgar836/
Niegar834/
Nigair833/
Nigart830/
Neighardt802/
Nighheart800/
Neighhart800/
Naingar77386/
Neigart7716/
Neghare7714/
Naigard7711/
Naigaur779/
Nighore775/
Nisgard772/
Neughar772/
Najghar772/
Nishgar771/
Gnigare771/
Neghart771/
Niggard771/
Neghard771/
Nighour771/
Nigaard770/
Neigard770/
Neighor770/
Negar732,220/
Nugar7387/
Nigor7337/
Nygar734/
Neigaard71101/
Nisgaard7189/
Nigarova7123/
Nøigaard711/
Naigaard711/
Neggar67788/
Negare67388/
Negard67113/
Neegar6794/
Naygar6772/
Nygart6714/
Nisgor6710/
Naigor677/
Nigore677/
Nyggar676/
Neigor675/
Neugar675/
Nigour673/
Negarh671/
Negaar671/
Ngegar671/
Hnigor671/
Nesgar671/
Niegor671/
Nygaar670/

Nighar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nighar in the Oriya language
ନିଘାରnighara94.74
ନିଗାହାରnigahara5.26
Nighar in the Marathi language
िनघारinaghara71.43
िनगारinagara14.29
िनगहारinagahara14.29
Nighar in the Hindi language
निघारnighara38.46
निगहारnigahara26.92
निगारnigara11.54
निगहरnigahara11.54
मिघारmighara3.85
निगहतnigahata3.85
निगरnigara3.85

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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 Nighar
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