Nakhsh Surname
Approximately 2,215 people bear this surname
Nakhsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,117 | 1:36,269 | 4,289 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Nakhsh (103) may also be a first name.
Nakhsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakhsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakhsh occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhsh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 190,510th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,290,088 people. The surname Nakhsh is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhsh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most common given name internationally, held by 103 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 2,117 people, or 1 in 36,269. In Iran Nakhsh is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 10 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Nakhsh occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and Syria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhshz | 92 | 84 | / |
| Nakhsth | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naksh | 91 | 177 | / |
| Nakhs | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nakshe | 83 | 62 | / |
| Nakhse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naks | 80 | 176 | / |
| Nahccsh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naqsh | 73 | 500 | / |
| Naiks | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nauks | 73 | 6 | / |
| Naeks | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nagsh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nacks | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nakse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nachs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nahhs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hnaks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neaks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Naikes | 67 | 39 | / |
| Neagsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nahajs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naqush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naicks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naegsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naacks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnacks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauksz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakhrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naakse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neakes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Naecks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nakhsh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis