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 surname Nihel (Bengali: নিহেল, Hindi: निहेल, Oriya: ନିେହଲ) is more commonly found in Tunisia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nihel is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Nihel occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Nihel live; 79 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 418,786th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 421 people.

The last name Nihel is most frequently occurring in Tunisia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 29,077. Aside from Tunisia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 15 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Nihel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nihel has changed over time. 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis