Al-Natour Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Al-Natour Surname User-submission:
The surname Al-Natour means 'the guard'. Ancestors migrated from Egypt to Palestine a long time ago and got jobs defending the local crops. These people were former Egyptian soldiers who ended up settling in Palestine.
Al-Natour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 22 | 1:401,929 | 12,166 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al-Natour Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Al-Natour means 'the guard'. Ancestors migrated from Egypt to Palestine a long time ago and got jobs defending the local crops. These people were former Egyptian soldiers who ended up settling in Palestine.
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Where Does The Last Name Al-Natour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Natour is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Natour? popularity and diffusion
It is the 640,141st most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al-Natour live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
Al-Natour is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 77,527. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 6 percent live and Jordan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nattour | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al-Natur | 94 | 4 | / |
| Al Natour | 89 | 277 | / |
| Al Nator | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Natoor | 78 | 14 | / |
| Al-Nathar | 78 | 13 | / |
| Al Natar | 71 | 183 | / |
| Al Nahtar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Nattar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Natheer | 63 | 65 | / |
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Footnotes
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