Nihala Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Nihala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 330 | 1:2,324,441 | 75,995 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Nihala (2,026) may also be a first name.
Nihala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nihala (Bengali: নিহলা, Hindi: निहाला, Marathi: िनहाला, Oriya: ନିହାଲା) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihala? popularity and diffusion
Nihala is the 718,674th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nihala reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nihala is also the 167,750th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,026 people.
It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 2,324,441. In India Nihala is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 85 percent live, Kerala, where 10 percent live and Rajasthan, where 2 percent live. Outside of India it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nihala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihala in the Bengali language | ||
| নিহলা | nihala | - |
| Nihala in the Hindi language | ||
| निहाला | nihala | 97.18 |
| निहला | nihala | 1.35 |
| नीहाला | nihala | 0.98 |
| निहाल | nihala | 0.12 |
| नीहला | nihala | 0.12 |
| विढला | vidhala | 0.12 |
| Nihala in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहाला | inahala | 62.07 |
| िनहला | inahala | 20.69 |
| नेहला | nehala | 6.9 |
| िनहाळा | inahala | 6.9 |
| िनहाल | inahala | 3.45 |
| Nihala in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିହାଲା | nihala | 50 |
| ନିହଲ | nihala | 25 |
| ନିହଲା | nihala | 25 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nihala
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