Nihir Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nihir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
Nihir (468) may also be a first name.
Nihir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nihir (Bengali: নিহির, Hindi: निहिर, Marathi: िनहीर, Oriya: ନିହିର) is found most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihir? popularity and diffusion
Nihir is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Nihir occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nihir reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 393,633rd most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 468 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 60 percent reside, Bihar, where 20 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nihire | 91 | 44 | / |
| Nihair | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nihoir | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niir | 89 | 36 | / |
| Nhir | 89 | 10 | / |
| Nehir | 80 | 2,545 | / |
| Niehr | 80 | 88 | / |
| Nuhir | 80 | 19 | / |
| Niher | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nhair | 80 | 9 | / |
| Niire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niior | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nijir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najhir | 73 | 151 | / |
| Nijher | 73 | 85 | / |
| Ngiher | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nieair | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nieher | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naaiir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nhiere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuheir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neiier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nihert | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nihere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niyr | 67 | 4,186 | / |
| Nier | 67 | 3,061 | / |
| Njir | 67 | 522 | / |
| Nyir | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nijjher | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nher | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngahyir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naheeir | 67 | 1 | / |
Nihir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihir in the Bengali language | ||
| নিহির | nihira | 94.44 |
| নীহির | nihira | 5.56 |
| Nihir in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିହିର | nihira | 75 |
| ନୀହୀର | nihira | 12.5 |
| ନିହିରାଇଁ | nihira'im | 12.5 |
| Nihir in the Hindi language | ||
| निहिर | nihira | 69.23 |
| निहीर | nihira | 23.08 |
| नीहीर | nihira | 7.69 |
| Nihir in the Marathi language | ||
| िनहीर | inahira | 55.36 |
| िनिहर | inihara | 42.86 |
| नीहीर | nihira | 1.79 |
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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 Nihir
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