Nakhjir Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nakhjir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakhjir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Nakhjir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakhjir is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakhjir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakhjir is the 3,730,171st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Nakhjir are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,071,301. In Iran Nakhjir is primarily found in: Kermanshah Province, where 92 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 4 percent live and Tehran Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Iran it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhchir802/
Najier777/
Nakier771/
Najiir771/
Nakiire7140/
Najjair7112/
Nakiyor719/
Nachier714/
Nakshre711/
Nahajzer6715/
Nakhseer671/
Nakiyrowa631/
Nakiirowa631/
Nokier626/
Najžer622/
Nockher5723/
Nakyere5721/
Neckier577/
Najjeer571/
Nockcher531/
Nochiere531/
Naaktger531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nakhjir
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