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
Nakhsh is found most frequently in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhsh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nakhsh is the 190,510th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,290,088 people. The surname Nakhsh is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakhsh live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 103 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 2,117 people, or 1 in 36,269. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 10 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Syria, where 0 percent reside.
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
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