Nih Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4441:46,7776,144
Indonesia3381:391,27033,300
Mauritania2071:19,7821,797
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Cambodia1151:134,6712,646
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Ivory Coast661:349,56412,508
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nih (1,510) may also be a first name.

Nih Last Name Facts

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

Nih (Arabic: عنيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: ंिह, Oriya: ନିହ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nih? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 232,743rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,202,737 people. The last name Nih occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Nih are found; 28 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nih is also the 199,962nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,510 people.

Nih is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 46,777. In Cameroon Nih is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 72 percent live, Southwest Region, where 20 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Mauritania, where 12 percent live.

Nih Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nih last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Nih earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning $24,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nish864,756/
Nich861,591/
Nihe86688/
Naih86550/
Nieh86547/
Neih86245/
Noih86236/
Ngih86217/
Nidh86130/
Niph8621/
Nuih866/
Niht863/
N'Ih861/
Nnih861/
Gnih861/
Nihs861/
Nijh861/
Nihd861/
Ni801,989,657/
Nh808,135/
Naich754,353/
Naish752,796/
Neish752,041/
Nicht75743/
Hnich75370/
Gnich75324/
Nuich75147/
Nisht75114/
Neich7592/
Hnaih7581/
Ngaih7569/
Neihs7560/
Nishd7559/
Naiph7530/
Nnish7527/
Gnish7522/
Ngoih7516/
Gnuih7513/
Naidh7510/
Neiht758/
Noish756/
Nissh755/
Naijh753/
Hniph752/
Naaih752/
Nishs752/
Hnish752/
Nishz752/
Hnith752/
Noich752/
Noidh752/
Nhihe751/
Nichd751/
Nnich751/
Nnihe751/
Noijh751/
Nishh751/
Nnaih751/
Neidh751/
Nitht751/
Gnaih751/
Gnihe751/
Nichz751/
Naiht751/
Nihsd751/
Nuish750/
Nie671,701,671/
Nai6782,857/
Nio6739,349/
Nyi6739,101/
Nii6727,402/
Niz6716,389/
Nhi6714,462/
Noi6711,836/
Neh678,235/
Ngi676,056/
Nei674,892/
Nip674,560/
Nid673,384/
Nui672,359/
Nis672,163/
Nij671,495/
Nit671,226/
Nhe671,079/
Nhj67610/
Niy67334/
Nhy67334/
Hni67276/
Nni67243/
Neitch67170/
Neisch67140/
Nyh67127/
Gni6799/
Nischt6742/
Hnisch6729/
Hőnich6721/
Nnh6718/
Hneich6717/
Nihova6713/
Njh6713/
Hnaich6710/
Nhh679/
Gnicht678/
Gneihs678/
Hnh678/
Nishsh677/
Gnisch677/
Naaish673/
Nhaish673/
Nishdh672/
Neitsh672/
Hnaith672/
Naitch672/
Naishd671/
Naaidh671/
Noishd671/
Nishch671/
Nishht671/
Hneidh671/
Hneish671/
Hnuish671/
Nhá671/
Như671/
Nhỏ671/
Nhị671/
Nhí671/
Naaich671/
Nhä671/
Åni671/
Gnaith671/
Hnaish671/
Naizsh671/
Gneich671/
Naisch670/
Neicht670/

Nih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nih in the Oriya language
ନିହniha-
Nih in the Hindi language
ंिहmiha94.64
निहniha5.36
Nih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻪalnyh60.34
ﺍﻧﻴﻪanyh33.62
ﺃﻧﻴﻪanyh3.45
ﻧﻴﻪnyh1.72
Nih in the Arabic language
عنيهnyh-

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