Naghra Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Naghra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naghra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2531:16,1851,514
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
England51:11,143,612252,590
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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

The last name Naghra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮﻩ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Naghra.

How Common Is The Last Name Naghra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 959,117th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It occurs mostly 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 used first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 16,185. In Mauritania Naghra is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 18 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Aghra922/
Naghraj921/
Nagra916,846/
Nanghraj861/
Nagraj831,696/
Gnagra83604/
Neghra83303/
Nagray83100/
Nagrah8394/
Nagras8342/
Neagra8316/
Nangra8311/
Nagrea834/
Naghri833/
Nacgra833/
Naghre833/
Naghro832/
Noghra832/
Nagrat832/
Naigra831/
Nagrai831/
Nagrap831/
Naagra831/
Nangraj77862/
Nanggra7732/
Nagraja7730/
Neagrau7710/
Nakgray778/
Nangrai772/
Nagraha772/
Nageera772/
Gnagrai771/
Neagrea771/
Naigraj771/
Naghrez771/
Naghreh771/
Nagraya771/
Nagraia771/
Nagre7336,896/
Nagri731,302/
Negra731,286/
Nagro731,097/
Nogra731,078/
Nagry732/
Négra732/
Nagré731/
Nangeera711/
Nageerah711/
Nangre67726/
Negrau67551/
Nagrit67209/
Nagroo67168/
Naigre67161/
Nagree67147/
Nagret6795/
Negray6784/
Gnagre6781/
Nogray6768/
Nangro6742/
Nangri6739/
Negrai6738/
Negraa6725/
Naagre6723/
Nagrod6719/
Nagriz6717/
Nagroy6713/
Nagrey6712/
Nagreh6711/
Nograd6710/
Naugri677/
Nagres675/
Nagriy675/
Nagrio674/
Neagră674/
Nagris674/
Nagrei674/
Noghre673/
Nougra673/
Nagrou673/
Nhagre672/
Nnagry672/
Gnagri672/
Naugre672/
Nagred671/
Nacgre671/
N'Egra671/
Nagrie671/
Gnogra671/
Nagrhe671/
Neigra671/
Gnagro671/

Naghra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naghra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮﻩalnqrh60.23
ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮalnqr20.45
ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮﺓalnqrt13.64
ﻧﻘﺮﻩnqrh1.14
ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺮﻩalnkrh1.14
ﺍﻟﻨﻐﺮﺍalnghra1.14
ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺮalnkr1.14
ﺃﻧﻘﺮﺓanqrt1.14

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naghra
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