Nijjar Surname

101,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Nijjar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nijjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,4471:25,4633,429
England1,2321:45,2265,696
India9081:844,78637,343
United States9001:402,73235,193
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Austria101:851,54467,454
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nijjar (207) may also be a first name.

Nijjar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nijjar (Hindi: निज्जर, Marathi: िनजर) is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nijjar? popularity and diffusion

Nijjar is the 101,908th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,573,984 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Nijjar are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 629,010th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 207 people.

Nijjar is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 1,447 people, or 1 in 25,463. In Canada it is most common in: British Columbia, where 46 percent reside, Ontario, where 43 percent reside and Alberta, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Nijjar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nijjar surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.58% registered with the party.

The amount Nijjar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning 294,122 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.48% more than the national average, earning $57,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $56,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijjhar9211/
Naijjar921/
Nijar911,410/
Njjar91204/
Najjar83170,865/
Nejjar8312,582/
Nijjer83873/
Nijhar83195/
Nidjar8360/
Naijar8321/
Nijare8316/
Neijar8316/
Nijaar8314/
Nijjor839/
Niojar831/
Niejar831/
Ngijar831/
Niar803,314/
Njar80832/
Niejahr7746/
Najjaar7745/
Najjair7712/
Nijahar778/
Najjiar776/
Noijard775/
Najjarr772/
Nijhare771/
Neijahr771/
Neijarr771/
Nedjjar771/
Nijarre771/
Nijharr771/
Najjaur771/
Nisar73121,305/
Niare7340,653/
Najar7338,593/
Nizar7334,056/
Nihar734,946/
Nejar733,020/
Nicar731,202/
Niard73420/
Niyar73301/
Nyiar73178/
Naiar7365/
Nijer7347/
Nájar7340/
Nijor7338/
Nujar7330/
Nojar7324/
Njare7317/
Njard737/
Nyjar736/
Njhar736/
Njair734/
Niear734/
Niasr734/
Niart733/
Hniar732/
Neiar732/
Nàjar732/
Nijir731/
Najjr731/
Nniar731/
Noiar731/
Njarh731/
Níjar731/
Njart731/
Niaar731/
Gniar731/
Naidjair711/
Nishjhar711/
Nedjar6716,584/
Naiyar672,684/
Nihart67770/
Nizard67737/
Nisaar67691/
Najiar67462/
Naisar67317/
Najhar67244/
Nihare67238/
Najaar67159/
Nizare67149/
Niesar67124/
Naihar67103/
Nizzar6796/
Nizart6796/
Nizhar6767/
Niarre6765/
Noisar6763/
Najžar6757/
Najzar6753/
Nizaar6753/
Niezar6737/
Nirzar6732/
Negiar6727/
Nisare6720/
Nisart6719/
Najarr6718/
Naizar6713/
Nagiar6712/
Nisard6711/
Nnihar6711/
Nouiar6711/
Naajar6710/
Nieair6710/
Nyiaor6710/
Nayjar679/
Nihard678/
Nihaar677/
Nojhar675/
Niyare675/
Nisahr675/
Nisair675/
Najjor674/
Nihaur674/
Nijore674/
Nesjar674/
Najear674/
Nnisar674/
Neisar673/
Neyjar673/
Gniare672/
Nujhar672/
Nayiar672/
Nisarp672/
Nisasr672/
Nihair672/
Nahjar671/
Najoar671/
Neihar671/
Nizsar671/
Njahar671/
Nniyar671/
Nisarh671/
Nisarr671/
Niyasr671/
Neujar671/
Nisatr671/
Nujahr671/
Nahiar671/
Neiyar671/
Njhare671/
Njaure671/
Niohar671/
Nisaur671/
Nijour671/
Négiar671/
Naiard671/
Naiare671/
Naijtr671/
Neejar671/
Noiart671/
Nisarz671/

Nijjar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nijjar in the Hindi language
निज्जरnijjara99.07
निज्जारnijjara0.93
Nijjar in the Marathi language
िनजरinajara66.67
जरjara33.33

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