Nihaj Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Nihaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nihaj (277) may also be a first name.
Nihaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nihaj (Hindi: निहाज, Marathi: िनहाज, Oriya: ନିହାଜ) is most common in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihaj? popularity and diffusion
Nihaj is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Nihaj reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nihaj is also the 533,704th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 277 people.
This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 38 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent live and Maharashtra, where 19 percent live. Aside from India Nihaj is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent live and Greece, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nihaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିହାଜ | nihaja | - |
| Nihaj in the Hindi language | ||
| निहाज | nihaja | 97.06 |
| नीहाज | nihaja | 2.94 |
| Nihaj in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहाज | inahaja | 93.67 |
| िनहज | inahaja | 3.8 |
| िमहांज | imahanja | 2.53 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nihaj
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