Nihard Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nihard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nihard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nihard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nihard is found most in Belgium. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Nihard reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,299,329. In Belgium Nihard is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 80 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Belgium it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 13 percent reside.

Nihard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nihard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nihard surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niehard920/
Nihar914,946/
Niard91420/
Niehardt8633/
Nihart83770/
Nihare83238/
Nijhar83195/
Nehard8328/
Nnihar8311/
Nihaar837/
Nihaur834/
Nihair832/
Niohar831/
Nyhard830/
Niar803,314/
Nhar80150/
Niehhardt800/
Niehart7743/
Nijjhar7711/
Noijard775/
Nihaure773/
Nijharr771/
Nihhart771/
Nijhare771/
Niare7340,653/
Nehar7316,075/
Nihor733,962/
Nijar731,410/
Niord73171/
Neard7357/
Nharh7324/
Nhair739/
Njard737/
Nyard736/
Njhar736/
Niasr734/
Niear734/
Niart733/
Nhart733/
Hniar732/
Gniar731/
Niaar731/
Nniar731/
Nhaar731/
Nijjar674,630/
Naiyar672,684/
Nihore67554/
Najiar67462/
Nyhart67262/
Najhar67244/
Niarre6765/
Negiar6727/
Naijar6721/
Nehart6717/
Neijar6716/
Nijare6716/
Nijaar6714/
Nagiar6712/
Nieair6710/
Nyahar679/
Nyaard675/
Nojhar675/
Nehear673/
Nehaur673/
Nayiar672/
Nujhar672/
Gniare672/
Nuhart671/
Naihor671/
Neharz671/
Nihoir671/
Njahar671/
Négiar671/
Neiyar671/
Njhare671/
Gnahar671/
Nueard671/
Nayord671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nihard
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