Nijjar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਿੱਝਰ (nijjhar).

Proper noun

Nijjar (plural Nijjars)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nijjar is the 30202^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 776 individuals. Nijjar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.85%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nijjar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 670.