Nihar Surname

96,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nihar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0321:377,49320,229
Pakistan1,0551:169,3314,380
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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 held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 96,185th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,473,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nihar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,538th most common forename internationally, borne by 46,852 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2,032 people, or 1 in 377,493. In India Nihar is mostly found in: Bihar, where 58 percent reside, West Bengal, where 11 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 21 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 16 percent reside.

Nihar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nihar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nihart91770/
Nihare91238/
Nijhar91195/
Nnihar9111/
Nihard918/
Nihaar917/
Nihaur914/
Nihair912/
Niohar911/
Niar893,314/
Nhar89150/
Nijjhar8311/
Nihaure833/
Nijharr831/
Nijhare831/
Nihhart831/
Niare8040,653/
Nehar8016,075/
Nihor803,962/
Nijar801,410/
Niard80420/
Nuhar8037/
Nharh8024/
Nhair809/
Njhar806/
Niear804/
Niasr804/
Niart803/
Hniar802/
Nhaar801/
Nniar801/
Niaar801/
Gniar801/
Nijjar734,630/
Naiyar732,684/
Nihore73554/
Najiar73462/
Najhar73244/
Niarre7365/
Negiar7327/
Naijar7321/
Nijare7316/
Neijar7316/
Nijaar7314/
Nagiar7312/
Nieair7310/
Nyahar739/
Nojhar735/
Nehear733/
Nehaur733/
Nujhar732/
Gniare732/
Nayiar732/
Neharz731/
Gnahar731/
Njhare731/
Neiyar731/
Njahar731/
Nihoir731/
Négiar731/
Naihor731/
Nyhard730/
Nyahare671,629/
Near671,155/
Njar67832/
Nyar67570/
Nhor67138/
Nior67120/
Neujhar6743/
Niarova6714/
Najjiar676/
Noijard675/
Gnar674/
Naiyare674/
Naiyaar672/
Nyheart672/
Neijarr671/
Neijahr671/
Nehehar671/
Nejhare671/
Nojhhar671/
Niehour671/
Najhaar671/
Naijjar671/
Naaiyar671/
Naajhar671/
Niaoure671/
Njhahar671/
Nijarre671/

Nihar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nihar in the Hindi language
निहारnihara93.41
नीहारnihara4.32
निहरnihara1.14
नीहरnihara0.91
निहोरnihora0.23
Nihar in the Marathi language
िनहारinahara92.36
िनहरinahara2.5
नीहारnihara2.06
ीधरidhara0.15
िधरidhara0.15
िहारihara0.15
नीहरnihara0.15
धाराdhara0.15
नेहारnehara0.15
Nihar in the Bengali language
নিহারnihara57.25
নীহারnihara41.71
নীহাniha0.09
নেহারnehara0.09
Nihar in the Oriya language
ନିହାରରniharara56.98
ନିହାରnihara37.93
ନୀହାରରniharara2.47
ନୀହାରnihara1.79
ନିହରnihara0.12
ନିହାର୍nihar0.05
ନୀହରnihara0.02
ହାରhara0.02
ନାହାରnahara0.02
ଚିରcira0.02
ସିଂହsinha0.02

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