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

The last name Al-Nazar is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al-Nazar.

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

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Al-Nazar are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,891,364. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Takhar, where 47 percent reside, Helmand, where 12 percent reside and Balkh, where 6 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 28 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

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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