Nihari Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Nihari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 340 | 1:376,013 | 12,468 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Nihari (16,268) may also be a first name.
Nihari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nihari (Bengali: নিহারী, Hindi: निहारी, Marathi: िनहारी, Oriya: ନିହାରୀ) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihari? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nihari is the 675,256th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nihari are found; 77 percent are found in East Asia and 77 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 43,925th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 16,268 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 376,013. In Japan Nihari is most prevalent in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 50 percent live, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Shimane Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Aside from Japan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nihari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihari in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहारी | inahari | 86.67 |
| िगरी | igari | 6.67 |
| नीहारी | nihari | 6.67 |
| Nihari in the Bengali language | ||
| নিহারী | nihari | 85.11 |
| নীহারী | nihari | 8.51 |
| নিহারি | nihari | 4.26 |
| নীহরি | nihari | 2.13 |
| Nihari in the Hindi language | ||
| निहारी | nihari | 67.69 |
| निहरी | nihari | 21.54 |
| नीहारी | nihari | 4.62 |
| नीहरी | nihari | 4.62 |
| निहारि | nihari | 1.54 |
| Nihari in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିହାରୀ | nihari | 46.53 |
| ନିହାରି | nihari | 42.57 |
| ନିହରି | nihari | 2.97 |
| ନିହରୀ | nihari | 1.98 |
| ନିହାରୀର | niharira | 0.99 |
| ନିହରିର | niharira | 0.99 |
| ବିହାରୀ | bihari | 0.99 |
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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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