Nakshab Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nakshab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakshab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nakshab (25) may also be a first name.

Nakshab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakshab (Hindi: नकशब, Marathi: नकशाब) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nakshab.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakshab? popularity and diffusion

Nakshab is the 902,012th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Nakshab is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nakshab are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nakshab is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Nakshab is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Nakshab exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhshab9335/
Nakkshab931/
Naksab923/
Naqshab864/
Nakshape801/
Naqshabd801/
Naksap778/
Naksape714/
Nakseap714/
Naqsheeb671/
Noksap622/
Naksov621/
Ngoksap572/

Nakshab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakshab in the Hindi language
नकशबnakasaba66.67
नकशाबnakasaba33.33
Nakshab in the Marathi language
नकशाबnakasaba50
नाखवाnakhava50

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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 Nakshab
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