Nir Surname

140,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Israel

Nir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
India5481:1,399,75453,776
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Indonesia1641:806,39861,285
Israel1581:54,1627,046
Iran1361:564,57732,091
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Poland921:413,13943,861
Taiwan731:321,1612,578
Canada541:682,32655,162
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
England251:2,228,72284,230
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Estonia81:165,22626,217
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Nir (17,277) may also be a first name.

Nir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nir (Arabic: عنير, Bengali: নির, Hindi: नीर, Marathi: नीर, Oriya: ନିର, Russian: Нир, Tibetan: ནིར་) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 140,192nd most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,288,083 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Nir are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nir is also the 42,059th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 17,277 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Outside of Bangladesh Nir exists in 60 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Nir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nir last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nair86641,946/
Noir865,984/
Nier863,061/
Nire86882/
Neir86247/
Nisr86226/
Nior86120/
Nuir8688/
Ngir8628/
Nhir8610/
Nitr868/
Nirh866/
Nirr865/
Nird863/
Nirt862/
Nirz862/
Hnir861/
Náir861/
Nnir861/
Nihr861/
Nhire751,331/
Noire751,176/
Naitr75733/
Nairz75555/
Hngir75546/
Gnire75511/
Naire75331/
Neire75253/
Ngair75115/
Niehr7588/
Gnair7588/
Nairr7550/
Naisr7542/
Noirt7533/
Nairp7524/
Naair7520/
Nnair7517/
Naird7517/
Nairt7511/
Noird7510/
Nhair759/
Nirre758/
Hnair754/
Nhier752/
Nisrr751/
Niorr751/
Nirhe751/
Gnirt751/
Nirzh751/
Nierr751/
Gnoir750/
Neirt750/
Ner672,631/
Nirova67170/
Nyr6752/
Gnoire6720/
Nahair6712/
Nhr6710/
Njr6710/
När679/
Nre679/
Nýr672/
Noisre671/
Gnirre671/
Nairre671/
Naijtr671/

Nir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nir in the Marathi language
नीरnira-
Nir in the Tibetan language
ནིར་nir97.03
ཉིར་nyir1.32
ནིརnir0.99
དིར་dir0.33
ནིལ་nil0.33
Nir in the Hindi language
नीरnira90.97
निरnira6.45
Nir in the Oriya language
ନିରnira53.77
ନୀରnira45.58
ନିର୍nir0.02
Nir in the Bengali language
নিরnira52.78
নীরnira44.44
ঙিরnira2.78
Nir in the Russian language
Нирnir-
Nir in the Arabic language
عنيرnyr-
نيرnyr-

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Footnotes

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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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