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 last name Nihari (Bengali: নিহারী, Hindi: निहारी, Marathi: िनहारी, Oriya: ନିହାରୀ) is most common in Japan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nihari.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihari? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 675,256th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nihari live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 77 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Nihari is also the 43,925th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 16,268 people.
The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 376,013. In Japan Nihari is primarily concentrated in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 50 percent reside, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Shimane Prefecture, where 14 percent reside. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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