Niir Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Somalia

Niir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Niir (650) may also be a first name.

Niir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niir is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niir is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Niir is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Niir live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 325,842nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 650 people.

The surname Niir is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,160,134. In Pakistan Niir is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nihir898/
Niire894/
Niior891/
Nijir891/
Nihire8044/
Nieair8010/
Naaiir803/
Nihair802/
Neiier801/
Nihoir801/
Niyr754,186/
Nier753,061/
Njir75522/
Nyir7512/
Nhir7510/
Nyior673,265/
Niere672,994/
Nehir672,545/
Nyirő67575/
Njire67246/
Gnair6788/
Niehr6788/
Nijer6747/
Niyor6731/
Nuhir6719/
Nyier6716/
Niher6714/
Niert6711/
Nhair679/
Nyoir677/
Gnier674/
Njair674/
Njior674/
Ni'er672/
Nhier672/
Niyre672/
Njjir671/
Njier671/
Neair671/
Nierr671/
Nieer671/
Nière671/
Nyijr671/
Gnoir670/
Nioer670/

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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
  • 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 Niir
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