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

The last name Nihel (Bengali: নিহেল, Hindi: निहेल, Oriya: ନିେହଲ) is more commonly found in Tunisia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly 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 commonly used first name in the world It is held by 421 people.

Nihel is most commonly occurring in Tunisia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 29,077. Without taking into account Tunisia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 15 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Nihel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nihel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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