Nihar Surname
Approximately 4,946 people bear this surname
Nihar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,032 | 1:377,493 | 20,229 |
| Pakistan | 1,055 | 1:169,331 | 4,380 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Nihar (46,852) may also be a first name.
Nihar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nihar (Bengali: নিহার, Hindi: निहार, Marathi: िनहार, Oriya: ନିହାରର) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nihar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nihar is the 96,185th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,473,422 people. The surname Nihar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nihar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,538th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 46,852 people.
This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,032 people, or 1 in 377,493. In India Nihar is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 58 percent live, West Bengal, where 11 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 21 percent live and Bangladesh, where 16 percent live.
Nihar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nihar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nihar surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nihar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihar in the Hindi language | ||
| निहार | nihara | 93.41 |
| नीहार | nihara | 4.32 |
| निहर | nihara | 1.14 |
| नीहर | nihara | 0.91 |
| निहोर | nihora | 0.23 |
| Nihar in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहार | inahara | 92.36 |
| िनहर | inahara | 2.5 |
| नीहार | nihara | 2.06 |
| ीधर | idhara | 0.15 |
| िधर | idhara | 0.15 |
| िहार | ihara | 0.15 |
| नीहर | nihara | 0.15 |
| धारा | dhara | 0.15 |
| नेहार | nehara | 0.15 |
| Nihar in the Bengali language | ||
| নিহার | nihara | 57.25 |
| নীহার | nihara | 41.71 |
| নীহা | niha | 0.09 |
| নেহার | nehara | 0.09 |
| Nihar in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିହାରର | niharara | 56.98 |
| ନିହାର | nihara | 37.93 |
| ନୀହାରର | niharara | 2.47 |
| ନୀହାର | nihara | 1.79 |
| ନିହର | nihara | 0.12 |
| ନିହାର୍ | nihar | 0.05 |
| ନୀହର | nihara | 0.02 |
| ହାର | hara | 0.02 |
| ନାହାର | nahara | 0.02 |
| ଚିର | cira | 0.02 |
| ସିଂହ | sinha | 0.02 |
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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 Nihar
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