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 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
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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- 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 Nihar
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