Nisthar Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nisthar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nisthar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,9001:10,9521,572
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India961:7,990,264168,289
Qatar661:35,7273,681
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England101:5,571,806158,774
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nisthar (806) may also be a first name.

Nisthar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nisthar (Hindi: निसथर, Oriya: ନିାର) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nisthar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisthar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,156th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,101,083 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nisthar reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nisthar is also the 288,056th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 806 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,900 people, or 1 in 10,952. Outside of Sri Lanka it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishthar9311/
Nistar92232/
Nithar925/
Nishtar86322/
Nithart8663/
Nithard8614/
Nisthor867/
Nistare866/
Naithar863/
Nithare862/
Nitar8395/
Nithardt8030/
Neithart8024/
Naithaur803/
Neithard802/
Naitahar801/
Nishhtar801/
Nitchart801/
Nistor7742,766/
Nestar77510/
Naitar77465/
Nitard77262/
Ngitar7780/
Nitare7761/
Nittar773/
Nustar773/
Nietar772/
Noitar771/
Neithardt75226/
Nistarova7547/
Naiththar751/
Neidthart751/
Nisztor7161/
Nithore7145/
Neidthardt7114/
Netstar718/
Nethare717/
Niestor717/
Nisstor716/
Nestohr715/
Naythar714/
Neistor713/
Nestare712/
Nitaure712/
Nesthor712/
Nittare712/
Nethard711/
Nestard711/
Nihttar711/
Neithhardt711/
Nittarp711/
Nitardt711/
Neestar710/
Nitor671,067/
Netar67110/
Nytar674/
Nethhare674/
Naitaire672/
Nettahar671/
Nejthard671/
Nishtore671/
Neithort670/

Nisthar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nisthar in the Hindi language
निसथरnisathara-
Nisthar in the Oriya language
ନିାରniara-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nisthar
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