Nihal Surname

37,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nihal Surname User-submission:

The name Nihal has several possible origins.

(Arabic) Nihal (/ˈniːhæl/) means 'joyous' or 'successful'.

(Persian) Nihal is a female given name, which means 'sapling', 'slim' and 'curvaceous lover'.

It is commonly used as a male name in India, and a female name in Egypt, Turkey and India.

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Nihal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,1601:148,6569,415
Bangladesh3,2441:49,1242,713
Pakistan2,6861:66,5092,447
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Turkey2441:318,94020,584
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
United States411:8,840,462379,649
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Maldives261:15,5451,095
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Oman41:921,9937,313
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Nihal (238,431) may also be a first name.

Nihal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Nihal has several possible origins.

(Arabic) Nihal (/ˈniːhæl/) means 'joyous' or 'successful'.

(Persian) Nihal is a female given name, which means 'sapling', 'slim' and 'curvaceous lover'.

It is commonly used as a male name in India, and a female name in Egypt, Turkey and India.

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Nihal Last Name Facts

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

Nihal (Arabic: نيهال, Bengali: নিহাল, Georgian: ნიჰალ, Hindi: निहाल, Marathi: िनहाल, Oriya: ନିହାଲ, Tibetan: ནི་ཧཱལ་) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nihal is the 37,409th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 517,839 people. The surname Nihal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nihal live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nihal is also the 4,399th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 238,431 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 5,160 people, or 1 in 148,656. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Bihar, where 13 percent live. Other than India Nihal is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 19 percent live.

Nihal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nihal surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nihal earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.37% less than the national average, earning R 165,468 per year and in United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,007 USD per year.

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Nihaul911/
Nial8923,473/
Nhal89323/
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Nijal8069/
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Njhal809/
Ngial808/
Niaal808/
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Nhall805/
Nyhal804/
Nhyal803/
Niahl802/
Nhaal801/
Nieal801/
Nhaul801/
Ni'al801/
Nheal801/
Niald800/
Nihoul73943/
Najial73786/
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N'Iall733/
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Njiale732/
Nojial732/
Nialeh732/
Nijjal732/
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Neheal731/
Nhahal731/
Nijale731/
Nijaul731/
Neiyal731/
Niehol731/
Nujhal731/
Nojhal731/
Noieal731/
Nijalt731/
Nijeal731/
Nyhalt731/
Njhale731/
Nihold731/
Najhal731/
Nyhayl731/
Neal67147,864/
Nyal6712,903/
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Nyahale67269/
Nehhale67204/
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Nuehail6742/
Niaoule6717/
Nhol6714/
Nihoule676/
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Nihal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nihal in the Georgian language
ნიჰალnihal-
Nihal in the Bengali language
নিহালnihala-
Nihal in the Hindi language
निहालnihala99.51
नीहालnihala0.26
निहलnihala0.1
नीहलnihala0.04
नीहालाnihala0.02
निहाniha0.01
नेहालnehala0.01
निकालnikala0.01
निहालाnihala0.01
निहलाnihala0.01
Nihal in the Oriya language
ନିହାଲnihala81.62
ନିହଲnihala8.36
ନୀହାଲnihala4.74
ନିହାଳnihala1.95
ହିଆଲhi'ala0.84
ନିହାଲ୍nihal0.56
ନୀହଲnihala0.56
ନୀହାଲ୍nihal0.28
ନିଆଲni'ala0.28
Nihal in the Marathi language
िनहालinahala64.93
नेहलnehala16.29
िनहाळinahala11.39
नेहालnehala5.94
नीहालnihala0.31
नहालnahala0.1
िहालihala0.06
नीहाळnihala0.02
इहलihala0.02
िहराihara0.02
हाळेhale0.02
ेहलehala0.02
Nihal in the Tibetan language
ནི་ཧཱལ་nihal50
ནི་ཤཱལ་nishal50
Nihal in the Arabic language
نيهالnyhal-
نهالnhal-

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