Naghra Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Naghra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 253 | 1:16,185 | 1,514 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Naghra (29) may also be a first name.
Naghra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naghra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naghra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮﻩ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naghra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naghra is the 959,117th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Naghra are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 16,185. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 18 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 16 percent are found. Besides Mauritania Naghra occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naghra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naghra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮﻩ | alnqrh | 60.23 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮ | alnqr | 20.45 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮﺓ | alnqrt | 13.64 |
| ﻧﻘﺮﻩ | nqrh | 1.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺮﻩ | alnkrh | 1.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻐﺮﺍ | alnghra | 1.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺮ | alnkr | 1.14 |
| ﺃﻧﻘﺮﺓ | anqrt | 1.14 |
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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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- 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 Naghra
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