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

The surname Naqsh is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqsh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 616,129th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Naqsh live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 309,041st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 714 people.

This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 536,468. In Pakistan Naqsh is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 79 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent reside and Sindh, where 8 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 15 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 12 percent reside.

Naqsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Naqsh surname 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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