Nahed Surname

47,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nahed Surname User-submission:

The Nahed surname means 'high place', and also 'big chest', 'hill'.

Nahed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3,8981:8,985725
Yemen2,3781:11,1121,349
Egypt1,6171:56,8565,426
Morocco9541:36,1385,814
Lebanon8361:6,7431,107
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Pakistan1391:1,285,20814,950
India981:7,827,198166,253
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
United States411:8,840,462379,649
France301:2,214,091176,965
Tunisia261:23,4863,642
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
England101:5,571,806158,774
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Nahed (148,081) may also be a first name.

Nahed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nahed surname means 'high place', and also 'big chest', 'hill'.

- sarah1940

Nahed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahed (Arabic: ناهد, Hindi: नाहेद, Marathi: नाहेद) is most common in Iraq. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nahed is the 47,051st most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,143 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Nahed are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Levant. Nahed is also the 7,098th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 148,081 people.

The surname Nahed is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 3,898 people, or 1 in 8,985. Excluding Iraq this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Nahed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Nahed last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nahed earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 45.37% more than the national average, earning $62,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $58,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahied9117/
Nhahed9112/
Naahed9111/
Nahedd911/
Nauhed911/
Naed8943/
Naheeed833/
Naheehd831/
Naheedd831/
Nahid8077,067/
Naeed80286/
Nahet80202/
Nohed8022/
Naedh8020/
Nehed809/
Naesd802/
Nhaed801/
Nahıd801/
Naedd801/
Naeid801/
Naedt800/
Naethe7385/
Nahiet7362/
Naedts7332/
Naahid7318/
Nauhid7314/
Ngahid7314/
Gnahet7311/
Hnahet736/
Najied733/
Naheth733/
Naeedh732/
Neheed731/
Nahett731/
Ngahet731/
Nayied731/
Nayyed731/
Nahids731/
Noohed731/
Naet671,729/
Nahaets67512/
Noed67128/
Neud6714/
Nooheed672/
Nhoiied671/
Nahithe671/
Nahethe671/
Naahidh671/
Nhooied671/

Nahed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahed in the Marathi language
नाहेदnaheda86.89
नाहीदnahida4.92
नाहेदाnaheda0.82
नाहेरnahera0.82
नाहेडnaheda0.82
वाहेदvaheda0.82
नहदnahada0.82
Nahed in the Hindi language
नाहेदnaheda84.38
नाहिदnahida15.63
Nahed in the Arabic language
ناهدnahd-

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