Njar Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Njar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 778 | 1:227,690 | 13,365 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Njar (853) may also be a first name.
Njar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njar (Hindi: नजर, Marathi: नजर) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Njar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njar is the 417,776th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Njar live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 279,019th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 853 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 227,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 90 percent live, Benue, where 2 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njar in the Hindi language | ||
| नजर | najara | - |
| Njar in the Marathi language | ||
| नजर | najara | - |
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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 Njar
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