Nihel Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nihel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Nihel (421) may also be a first name.

Nihel Last Name Facts

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

Nihel (Bengali: নিহেল, Hindi: निहेल, Oriya: ନିେହଲ) occurs in Tunisia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Nihel are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 79 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 418,786th most common first name on earth, borne by 421 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tunisia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 29,077. Not including Tunisia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 15 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Nihel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nihel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nihel surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nihell9115/
Niheld910/
Niel897,826/
Nhel8924/
Niichel83160/
Niechel836/
Nihelle831/
Nield805,768/
Nhiel804,758/
Niell80873/
Nuhel80544/
Niele80206/
Gniel80158/
Nheil80104/
Niesl8085/
Nihil8075/
Nietl8071/
Nehel8052/
Nyiel8019/
Nijel8015/
Nyhel802/
Nheel802/
Nielt802/
Nieyl801/
Nieel801/
Nheal801/
Njhel801/
Nioel801/
Nihill731,376/
Niesel731,231/
Njiele7388/
Nielle7371/
Niaeil7314/
Nijeel7314/
Nihile7312/
Naijel7312/
Naiyel7311/
Nyhiel734/
Njisel732/
Neijel731/
Niesle731/
Nyitel731/
Neheal731/
Nihail731/
Nuheil731/
Nießel731/
Nijeal731/
Nietel731/
Nieuil731/
Nyaiel731/
Gniele731/
H'Niel731/
Nyiell731/
Ngel671,720/
Njel67202/
Néel6787/
Njil6744/
Nielova6724/
Nyel6722/
Nieselt6721/
Niessel6716/
Niyl6715/
Njehele679/
Nhil677/
Nyil677/
Gnel672/
Njissel671/
Njielle671/
Naheejl671/
Nyhelle671/

Nihel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nihel in the Bengali language
নিহেলnihela-
Nihel in the Hindi language
निहेलnihela-
Nihel in the Oriya language
ନିେହଲniehala-

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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 Nihel
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