Naqsh Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iraq

Naqsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naqsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3331:536,4688,961
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Afghanistan601:535,8866,585
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Naqsh (714) may also be a first name.

Naqsh Last Name Facts

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

Naqsh is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqsh? popularity and diffusion

Naqsh is the 616,129th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Naqsh occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Naqsh live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Naqsh is also the 309,041st most common first name in the world It is held by 714 people.

The last name Naqsh is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 536,468. In Pakistan Naqsh is mostly found in: Punjab, where 79 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent live and Sindh, where 8 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 15 percent live and Afghanistan, where 12 percent live.

Naqsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Naqsh last name is primarily Shiite (57%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naqush912/
Naqs8926/
Naqh891/
Naksh80177/
Naqus8024/
Nashk806/
Nagsh805/
Nashg803/
Naskh803/
Nnaqh803/
Naqth802/
Naqse801/
Naqhe801/
Naq75793/
Nakhsh732,215/
Nakshe7362/
Neagsh732/
Najshk731/
Nashkh731/
Nagshe731/
Naegsh731/
Nakh671,982/
Nayq671,779/
Nagh671,750/
Naqe671,377/
Naschke67437/
Nahk67235/
Naks67176/
Naqu67154/
Nakhshz6784/
Naiq6728/
Nazq6714/
Naqq6711/
Nasg6710/
Najq679/
Nahg678/
Naqz676/
Gnaq674/
Nacq672/
Natq672/
Naqg672/
Nags672/
Nahx672/
Naaq671/
Nasq671/
Naqc671/
Naqt671/
Nagq671/
Nakq671/
Nashcke671/
Nhaq671/
Nadq671/
Neqs671/
Noqh671/
Nakhsth671/
Nahccsh671/
Noqs671/
Nahc671/
Nnaq671/

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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
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  • 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 Naqsh
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