Nagar Surname

7,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nagar Surname User-submission:

Nagars are a sub caste of hindu brahmins from India. They are one of the oldest brahmins, being mentioned in the skand purana (nagar khand). There origin according to historians is purely Aryan. They are, by some, believed to have come from Greece possibly Macedonia, Syria and other surrounding regions.

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Nagar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India68,3301:11,226928
Egypt4,7901:19,1932,224
Philippines8831:114,65319,797
United States8451:428,94537,042
United Arab Emirates8301:11,0391,381
Pakistan7221:247,4295,604
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
England4941:112,79011,595
South Africa4861:111,47713,412
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Iran2911:263,85719,540
Belarus2431:39,0996,724
Israel2371:36,1085,008
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Zimbabwe911:169,65120,787
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Oman471:78,4672,961
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Panama111:355,6607,645
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China51:273,464,31313,838
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Nagar (17,194) may also be a first name.

Nagar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nagars are a sub caste of hindu brahmins from India. They are one of the oldest brahmins, being mentioned in the skand purana (nagar khand). There origin according to historians is purely Aryan. They are, by some, believed to have come from Greece possibly Macedonia, Syria and other surrounding regions.

- vani_nagar

Nagar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nagar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nagar (Arabic: نغر, Bengali: নাগর, Hindi: नागर, Marathi: नागर, Oriya: ନାଗର, Russian: Нагар) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nagar is the 7,042nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 90,424 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Nagar are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 42,209th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 17,194 people.

The surname Nagar is most numerous in India, where it is held by 68,330 people, or 1 in 11,226. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 20 percent are found and Gujarat, where 20 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 6 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Nagar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nagar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nagar last name grew 4,971 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 49,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nagar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Nagar last name are 34.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nagar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.69% more than the national average, earning R 322,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 240.71% more than the national average, earning $77,350,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.1% more than the national average, earning $53,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $54,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nagare9112,070/
Naggar919,146/
Nangar912,095/
Naagar911,038/
Naghar91322/
Nagard91200/
Naigar91137/
Nagaar91137/
Nagaur91106/
Naygar9172/
Nagarr9117/
Naugar915/
Nagarz913/
Nagart913/
Nagayr913/
Nasgar912/
Nagair912/
Nahgar912/
Nagarh911/
Naegar911/
Nagatr911/
Nagahr911/
Ngagar911/
Naingar83386/
Naugare83104/
Nanggar83103/
Nagharh8381/
Naagare8353/
Naghare8324/
Gnagare8313/
Nagahar8311/
Naigard8311/
Nanghar8310/
Nashgar839/
Naigaur839/
Naïngar839/
Naggare833/
Nagharr833/
Nagaaar833/
Nagarre832/
Nagaard832/
Naugard832/
Nasghar832/
Najghar832/
Nangaar831/
Nagaair831/
Nagaare831/
Nagaire831/
Nagaure831/
Naggard831/
Naghard831/
Nahagar831/
Nahgare831/
Nacgare831/
Naqgare831/
Nasgard831/
Nacgair831/
Naughar830/
Nagor805,592/
Negar802,220/
Nogar80889/
Nagór805/
Nahangar77121/
Naughare7730/
Nagarova778/
Naugaard778/
Nasgaard775/
Nangahar773/
Naigaard771/
Nagaarre771/
Naagaure771/
Nahagare771/
Nagoor731,860/
Nagore731,602/
Nangor731,417/
Neggar73788/
Nougar73375/
Nogare73210/
Naghor73139/
Nogard73130/
Neghar73111/
Neegar7394/
Neagor7374/
Nagorr7342/
Nagotr7323/
Nnagor7323/
Nogarr7320/
Nagour7320/
Nongar7320/
Nagoir7317/
Naagor739/
Naigor737/
Neigar736/
Negair735/
Neugar735/
Noghar734/
Noggar734/
Nagort731/
Nogart731/
Nogair731/
Negaar731/
Negarh731/
Nagaurova711/
Naghahare711/
Nagahaire711/
Gnagore67169/
Naghore67110/
Nanggor67107/
Neygard6763/
Nogarth6717/
Neigart6716/
Naangor6716/
Nougare6711/
Naaghor6710/
Nnaghor678/
Nonggar677/
Nouggar677/
Nagoure676/
Neugahr675/
Nangoor675/
Naigore675/
Nang'or674/
Naghoir673/
Noongar673/
Ngoggar673/
Nagoore672/
Noughar672/
Neughar672/
Naagoor671/
Naagore671/
Noghare671/
Noghart671/
Nougard671/
Naggour671/
Nahgour671/
Nogaard671/
Naghoor671/
Neugarh671/
Naughor670/
Neigard670/
Noggard670/

Nagar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagar in the Hindi language
नागरnagara98.03
नगरnagara1.52
नागारnagara0.13
नगारnagara0.08
नगराnagara0.08
नाग्ारnagara0.03
ङागरnagara0.02
ना्गरnagara0.01
नायरnayara0.01
नजरnajara0.01
नागर्nagar0.01
निगारnigara0
नागर्ाnagara0
लालlala0
नागराnagara0
Nagar in the Marathi language
नागरnagara88.03
नगरnagara9.07
नागारnagara0.2
नायरnayara0.2
नगारnagara0.15
नागरेnagare0.13
सागरsagara0.11
नरnara0.09
नागरुnagaru0.09
नागणेnagane0.09
मगरmagara0.07
गरेgare0.04
वगरेvagare0.04
नाडारnadara0.04
लगरेlagare0.04
नागळnagala0.04
नगरेnagare0.04
नागर्nagar0.04
नागुnagu0.02
कगारkagara0.02
नागाnaga0.02
अमरamara0.02
Nagar in the Oriya language
ନାଗରnagara72.09
ନଗରnagara24.81
ନାଗnaga0.39
ନଗାରnagara0.39
Nagar in the Bengali language
নাগরnagara63.41
নগরnagara34.15
নাগড়nagara2.44
Nagar in the Russian language
Нагарnagar-
Nagar in the Arabic language
نغرnghr-
نقارnqar-
ناجارnajar-

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