Nir Surname
Approximately 3,185 people bear this surname
Nir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| India | 548 | 1:1,399,754 | 53,776 |
| United States | 324 | 1:1,118,700 | 80,737 |
| Indonesia | 164 | 1:806,398 | 61,285 |
| Israel | 158 | 1:54,162 | 7,046 |
| Iran | 136 | 1:564,577 | 32,091 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 98 | 1:720,799 | 118,830 |
| Poland | 92 | 1:413,139 | 43,861 |
| Taiwan | 73 | 1:321,161 | 2,578 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Nir (17,277) may also be a first name.
Nir Demographics
Average Male Nir Height
174.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nir (Arabic: عنير, Bengali: নির, Hindi: नीर, Marathi: नीर, Oriya: ନିର, Russian: Нир, Tibetan: ནིར་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 140,192nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,288,083 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Nir live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 42,059th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 17,277 people.
This surname is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Not including Bangladesh Nir occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Nir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nir are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Nir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 41.51% more than the national average, earning $61,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.91% more than the national average, earning $72,991 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nair | 86 | 641,946 | / |
| Noir | 86 | 5,984 | / |
| Nier | 86 | 3,061 | / |
| Nire | 86 | 882 | / |
| Neir | 86 | 247 | / |
| Nisr | 86 | 226 | / |
| Nior | 86 | 120 | / |
| Nuir | 86 | 88 | / |
| Ngir | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nhir | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nitr | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nirh | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nirr | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nird | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nirt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nirz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hnir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Náir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nihr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nhire | 75 | 1,331 | / |
| Noire | 75 | 1,176 | / |
| Naitr | 75 | 733 | / |
| Nairz | 75 | 555 | / |
| Hngir | 75 | 546 | / |
| Gnire | 75 | 511 | / |
| Naire | 75 | 331 | / |
| Neire | 75 | 253 | / |
| Ngair | 75 | 115 | / |
| Niehr | 75 | 88 | / |
| Gnair | 75 | 88 | / |
| Nairr | 75 | 50 | / |
| Naisr | 75 | 42 | / |
| Noirt | 75 | 33 | / |
| Nairp | 75 | 24 | / |
| Naair | 75 | 20 | / |
| Nnair | 75 | 17 | / |
| Naird | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nairt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Noird | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nhair | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nirre | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hnair | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nhier | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nisrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niorr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnirt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nirzh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nierr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnoir | 75 | 0 | / |
| Neirt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ner | 67 | 2,631 | / |
| Nirova | 67 | 170 | / |
| Nyr | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gnoire | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nahair | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nhr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njr | 67 | 10 | / |
| När | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nre | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nýr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noisre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nairre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijtr | 67 | 1 | / |
Nir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nir in the Marathi language | ||
| नीर | nira | - |
| Nir in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནིར་ | nir | 97.03 |
| ཉིར་ | nyir | 1.32 |
| ནིར | nir | 0.99 |
| དིར་ | dir | 0.33 |
| ནིལ་ | nil | 0.33 |
| Nir in the Hindi language | ||
| नीर | nira | 90.97 |
| निर | nira | 6.45 |
| Nir in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିର | nira | 53.77 |
| ନୀର | nira | 45.58 |
| ନିର୍ | nir | 0.02 |
| Nir in the Bengali language | ||
| নির | nira | 52.78 |
| নীর | nira | 44.44 |
| ঙির | nira | 2.78 |
| Nir in the Russian language | ||
| Нир | nir | - |
| Nir in the Arabic language | ||
| عنير | nyr | - |
| نير | nyr | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nir
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