Nahas Surname

25,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nahas Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname from the Arabic is 'coppersmith'.

Nahas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia4,9291:6,260863
Syria3,6371:5,307593
Egypt3,3561:27,3943,030
Lebanon2,1591:2,611494
United States1,4781:245,23623,368
Morocco1,2271:28,0984,481
Indonesia8761:150,96914,816
Brazil7101:301,51311,626
India4801:1,598,05358,900
Israel2751:31,1194,414
Canada2311:159,50516,119
United Arab Emirates2291:40,0104,143
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Iran1491:515,31930,242
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Australia1281:210,90420,401
France1121:593,06078,954
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Jordan561:157,9018,633
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Ukraine481:948,39090,036
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
England371:1,505,89364,828
Palestine281:162,4598,501
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Norway81:642,78647,258
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tonga11:107,313791
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Nahás (7) are calculated separately.

Nahas (2,891) may also be a first name.

Nahas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname from the Arabic is 'coppersmith'.

- graziella2019

Nahas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahas (Georgian: ნაჰას, Hindi: नहस, Marathi: नहास, Oriya: ନହସ) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Nahás. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nahas.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nahas is the 25,557th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 345,594 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Nahas reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 28 percent reside in Levant. Nahas is also the 135,151st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 2,891 people.

This last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 4,929 people, or 1 in 6,260. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 17 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.

Nahas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nahas last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (35%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Nahas last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nahas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.92% more than the national average, earning $50,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.81% more than the national average, earning $58,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahás937/
Nahass911,042/
Nahash91589/
Nahaas915/
Nahajs912/
Naahas912/
Naas8946,843/
Nhas89353/
Nahs89270/
Nahashh8351/
Nahayts835/
Nahatse835/
Naasz80597/
Naass80273/
Naase80187/
Naths80158/
Nhase80155/
Nahus80132/
Nhais8080/
Naahs8050/
Gnahs8046/
Naash8033/
Naats8016/
Nhass8011/
Gnaas807/
Nahss807/
Naaas805/
Neahs802/
Na'as801/
Nhaxs801/
N'Has801/
Nhhas801/
Naast801/
Nahst801/
Nahhs801/
Naazs801/
Nhash801/
Naïas801/
Nahts801/
Nauhs801/
Nahasova772/
Nas7538,017/
Naasse73270/
Nahach73108/
Nahacz7358/
Nahush7342/
Nashsh7339/
Gnaase7318/
Nahyts7313/
Nahace738/
Naashe735/
Neaths735/
Nhasse734/
Nhaish733/
Naaise731/
Nahaaz731/
Nhatse731/
Nahgis731/
Nahsjh731/
Nahashova712/
Nash67141,815/
Naaz6727,848/
Nass6715,400/
Nase675,880/
Nast673,866/
Naus673,707/
Neas671,621/
Nais67916/
Nays67799/
Nach67731/
Gnas67361/
Ngas67251/
Najs67184/
Nasz67183/
Naaß6779/
Nohs6764/
Nats6750/
Hnas6747/
Nads6727/
Nnas6724/
Nahache6711/
Nasd675/
Nahachh675/
Ấnas675/
Nasp674/
Nhaz673/
Nhautse673/
Nazs673/
Nachowa672/
Nasj672/
Ånas672/
Naashth672/
Nahaich671/
Naushsd671/
Nnaasse671/
Naás671/
Nashova671/
Nhatshe671/
Nhos671/

Nahas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahas in the Georgian language
ნაჰასnahas-
Nahas in the Marathi language
नहासnahasa-
Nahas in the Hindi language
नहसnahasa75
नाहस्nahas25
Nahas in the Oriya language
ନହସnahasa66.67
ନହସ୍nahas33.33

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