Nakhla Surname

37,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nakhla Surname User-submission:

The Nakhla surname comes from a short-hand version of the name Michael, which is mainly used in upper Egypt. In Arabic, nakhla means 'palm tree'. Those with the last name Nakhla likely have ancestors from upper Egypt.

Nakhla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,5831:16,4671,927
Lebanon4,2611:1,323243
Palestine1,0551:4,312990
Jordan6941:12,7412,199
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
United States4311:840,97264,213
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Algeria2851:135,54918,397
Syria2541:75,9883,130
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
United Arab Emirates511:179,65212,842
India511:15,040,498247,985
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
England211:2,653,24194,788
France161:4,151,420237,746
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway101:514,22941,629
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Nakhla (13,152) may also be a first name.

Nakhla Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nakhla surname comes from a short-hand version of the name Michael, which is mainly used in upper Egypt. In Arabic, nakhla means 'palm tree'. Those with the last name Nakhla likely have ancestors from upper Egypt.

- mzaki

Nakhla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakhla (Arabic: نخلة, Hindi: नखला, Marathi: नाखला) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nakhla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakhla? popularity and diffusion

Nakhla is the 37,274th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 515,750 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Nakhla are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Levant. Nakhla is also the 50,870th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 13,152 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 5,583 people, or 1 in 16,467. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 30 percent are found and Palestine, where 7 percent are found.

Nakhla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nakhla last name is predominantly Maronite (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nakhla last name are 6.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nakhla earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.68% more than the national average, earning $54,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.3% more than the national average, earning $74,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhlah92212/
Nackhla9214/
Nakhlay924/
Nakla91807/
Nakkhlai86327/
Nakkhlay861/
Nakhli832,648/
Nakhle831,023/
Nakhly83729/
Nekhla83605/
Nachla83427/
Natkla83260/
Naklap8391/
Naklai8388/
Nakhlé8346/
Nakkla8343/
Nahkla8316/
Gnakla8313/
Naklay835/
Naklah832/
Najhla831/
Nokhla831/
Nakhlê831/
Ngakla831/
Naklau831/
Naklia831/
Nakhlo831/
Nakhleh77791/
Nakklat77151/
Nachlas77150/
Nakella7790/
Nakkhli7779/
Nakhlis7717/
Nachlah7716/
Nakklad7716/
Nakklai7712/
Nakhlos779/
Nakklap779/
Nakklay778/
Nakilla775/
Nakhlyi773/
Nachlai772/
Naikela771/
Nackhly771/
Nachhla771/
Nachlya771/
Nakhlet771/
Naklaih771/
Nackhle771/
Naklass771/
Nakhliz771/
Naiklas771/
Naklo73679/
Nakle73501/
Nakli73366/
Naqla738/
Náhla738/
Nakly734/
Naklé733/
Nekla732/
Nokla732/
Nakkella711,873/
Nakkilla71391/
Noikhlai71106/
Nokkhlai7150/
Nahaklay7131/
Nachilla715/
Nachella714/
Nakhlous711/
Naklhleh711/
Nakhlouz711/
Nakkhlee711/
Nakklait711/
Nookhlai711/
Naklui67957/
Nakluy67137/
Nakles6778/
Nakloi6756/
Naclia6746/
Naklop6730/
Naclad6728/
Naklie6727/
Nakleh6725/
Nakley6720/
Najlah6713/
Nekkla679/
Naklhe677/
Nahkle677/
Nookla675/
Nackly675/
Naikly674/
Noklai674/
Nakkeella673/
Naklee672/
Ngakle672/
Naqula672/
Naclai671/
Nakkaella671/
Nakkiella671/
Nakkli671/
Nakled671/
Nakliy671/
Nakloo671/
Neekla671/
Ngaqla671/
Naclay671/
Nachellah671/
Nackle671/
Noukla671/
Nakleo671/
Nachła671/
Nakłaj671/
Ngakli671/
Naachilla671/
Gnokla671/
Naqlat671/
Naklet671/
Naklit671/
Nakloy671/
Naakklaay671/
Noklay671/
Neakle670/

Nakhla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakhla in the Hindi language
नखलाnakhala-
Nakhla in the Marathi language
नाखलाnakhala-
Nakhla in the Arabic language
نخلةnkhlt-
نخلهnkhlh-

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