Nihi Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3001:590,47628,418
Cameroon2831:73,3899,146
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India171:45,121,493474,784
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

Nihi (1,774) may also be a first name.

Nihi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nihi (Bengali: নিহিমালা, Hindi: निही) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nihi? popularity and diffusion

Nihi is the 405,848th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. The surname Nihi is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Nihi reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 181,645th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,774 people.

Nihi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 590,476. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 54 percent reside, Kano, where 9 percent reside and Kwara, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Nihi Last Name Statistics demography

Nihi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nihei8928,452/
Niehi8927/
Ngihi8919/
Gnihi8918/
Nihih8918/
Nihis8917/
Nihoi8913/
Nihit896/
Nihai896/
Nihui895/
Nihie895/
Nihid892/
Nijhi891/
Nihiy891/
Nhi8614,462/
Nihais8049/
Nihaia803/
Ngihoi801/
Nijhui801/
Niehui801/
Niha754,658/
Niit751,101/
Nioi751,010/
Niis75760/
Niji75692/
Nihe75688/
Nehi75588/
Njih75276/
Niih75122/
Nyih7524/
Njii7524/
Nihy7516/
Niid759/
Niie757/
Niei756/
Niți753/
Niip753/
Nyii752/
Niio752/
Nhie751/
Niii751/
Niij751/
Njhi751/
Niiy751/
Nyinghi733/
Nijai671,689/
Najhi671,082/
Naiji671,035/
Nhiep67705/
Nițoi67239/
Niech67224/
Nhiyo67179/
Niehe67165/
Niehs6794/
Niehr6788/
Nihaj6741/
Nyieh6736/
Niidh6732/
Niaie6732/
Niheu6729/
Ngeih6729/
Nihoa6727/
Niggi6725/
Njieh6725/
Ngiai6723/
Njaih6721/
Niaei6719/
Nhija6719/
Naiyi6716/
Niits6715/
Niesh6714/
Niher6714/
Njeih6714/
Gnuih6713/
Nihay6711/
Nijha6710/
Nihed6710/
Nihaa6710/
Nihet6710/
Nuiji679/
Niayi679/
Nyioh678/
Nihøj678/
Nijit676/
Nijie676/
Nijoi675/
Nyith675/
Nnehi675/
Nijui675/
Neehi675/
Neaii675/
Nijić674/
Nhiha673/
Niaiy673/
Ngioi673/
Nniji673/
Njich673/
Njihe673/
Nijis673/
Nehie672/
Nijhuijs672/
Nihha672/
Nhier672/
Nihes672/
Nijji671/
Nhihe671/
Nnihe671/
Gniei671/
Neaih671/
Nehić671/
Neijhuis671/
Njoih671/
Nițiș671/
Nniha671/
Niije671/
Nijip671/
Gnaih671/
Gnihe671/
Niitd671/
Nehhi671/
Nieht670/

Nihi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nihi in the Bengali language
নিহিমালাnihimala-
Nihi in the Hindi language
निहीnihi82.86
नीहीnihi8.57
निहिnihi5.71
निधिnidhi2.86

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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 Nihi
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