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 last name Nakshab (Hindi: नकशब, Marathi: नकशाब) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakshab? popularity and diffusion

Nakshab is the 902,012th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname 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 prevalent first name globally, held by 25 people.

This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Barring Sri Lanka it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

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
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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 Nakshab
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