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 surname Njar (Hindi: नजर, Marathi: नजर) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 417,776th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. It is mostly found 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 commonly held first name globally, held by 853 people.
Njar is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 227,690. In Nigeria Njar is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 90 percent are found, Benue, where 2 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Njar exists in 11 countries. It is also common 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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