Nahor Surname

102,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Chad

Nahor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,6091:36,6444,267
Chad5781:23,5162,818
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Israel631:135,83514,591
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Wales41:773,63329,106
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nahor (2,863) may also be a first name.

Nahor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahor (Arabic: ناهور, Hindi: नहोर, Marathi: नाहोर, Oriya: ନାେହାର) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nahor.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,788th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,591,167 people. Nahor is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Nahor reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 135,984th most widely held given name globally, held by 2,863 people.

Nahor is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,609 people, or 1 in 36,644. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sumatra, where 64 percent are found, Riau, where 14 percent are found and West Java, where 8 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 13 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Nahor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nahor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nahor surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nahor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nahor last name is predominantly Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nahor earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahour91111/
Nahuor911/
Naihor911/
Naor893,397/
Nahoure8319/
Nahgour831/
Naour802,658/
Najor80688/
Nayor80479/
Naior80220/
Noahr8074/
Nohor8049/
Naore8043/
Naoor8011/
Naort805/
Naeor804/
Naaor804/
Naoir803/
Nauor802/
Nnaor802/
Naorr801/
Ngaor801/
Gnahoure77228/
Nahorova7715/
Gnahhore771/
Gnaore734,417/
Najhar73244/
Nađorđ7333/
Noohor7312/
Nauhar7310/
Noahar7310/
Nahhar739/
Nohour736/
Najjor734/
Nnayor733/
Naajor733/
Nahuar733/
Nahgar732/
Nohoor732/
Naheur732/
Naoure731/
Ngaour731/
Nnajor731/
Naiyor731/
Nayyor731/
Naehar731/
Noar672,179/
Neujahr671,348/
Gnaoure67127/
Nauhart678/
Najjour674/
Neyjahr673/
Neuhahr672/
Naorová672/
Noahahr671/
N'Gnahoure671/
Naajhar671/
Ngaayor671/
Naiyore671/
Najhaar671/
Nohoure671/
Neuyahr671/
Neijahr671/
Nnaijor671/

Nahor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahor in the Oriya language
ନାେହାରnaehara-
Nahor in the Hindi language
नहोरnahora92.86
नाहोरnahora7.14
Nahor in the Marathi language
नाहोरnahora50
नाहीरnahira50
Nahor in the Arabic language
ناهورnahwr-
نحورnhwr-

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Footnotes

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