Nihla Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nihla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Nihla (857) may also be a first name.
Nihla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nihla (Hindi: निहला) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihla? popularity and diffusion
Nihla is the 3,017,195th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Nihla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Nihla reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Nihla is also the 278,206th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 857 people.
Nihla is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Nihla is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 97 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nihla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nihla in the Hindi language | ||
| निहला | nihala | - |
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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 Nihla
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