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 found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njar is the 417,776th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. Njar is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Njar reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Njar is also the 279,019th most common first name at a global level, borne by 853 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 778 people, or 1 in 227,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 90 percent are found, Benue, where 2 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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