Al-Nazar Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Al-Nazar Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Nazar.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Nazar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534

Al-Nazar (21) may also be a first name.

Al-Nazar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Nazar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Nazar is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Nazar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al-Nazar is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Al-Nazar reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,891,364. In Afghanistan Al-Nazar is most common in: Takhar, where 47 percent live, Helmand, where 12 percent live and Balkh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Nadzhar898/
Al-Najar881,082/
Al Nazar8830/
Al-Nasar8818/
Al-Najjar827,350/
Al-Nassar821,498/
Al-Nashar82261/
Al-Nachar826/
Al-Najaar821/
Al Najar75528/
Al Nasar7565/
Al-Nasor751/
Al-Najajreh741/
Al Najjar71113,812/
Al Nassar713,631/
Al Nashar712,987/
Al Nachar716/
Al Nasear712/
Al-Noysar711/
Al-Nassor711/
Al Najaar711/
Al-Nosair711/
Al Nadjar711/
Al Nassaar671/
Al Nashare671/
Al Najjare671/
Al Najajreh63747/
Al Nasor631/
Al Najour5935/
Al Nosair594/
Al Naseir591/

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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
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  • 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 Al-Nazar
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