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 last name Nihala (Bengali: নিহলা, Hindi: निहाला, Marathi: िनहाला, Oriya: ନିହାଲା) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 718,674th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The surname Nihala is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nihala are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nihala is also the 167,750th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 2,026 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 2,324,441. In India it is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 85 percent live, Kerala, where 10 percent live and Rajasthan, where 2 percent live. Outside of India Nihala exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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