Nass Surname

34,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nass Surname Definition:

(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from the name of a male ancestor) Nass is the German for “wet,” “moist.” The name, however, is an acronym for nahum sofer, Nahum the scribe.

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Nass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,4971:39,3913,155
United States2,9411:123,24313,122
Brazil1,7951:119,2614,524
Germany1,4571:55,2547,167
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
France5211:127,49119,436
Netherlands4991:33,8425,646
Mauritania4771:8,585918
South Africa3591:150,91317,111
Argentina3171:134,83711,405
Algeria2921:132,30017,978
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Poland981:387,84442,215
Canada781:472,37940,609
Chile781:225,8526,969
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
India411:18,708,912282,725
Denmark361:156,79813,614
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
England211:2,653,24194,788
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Austria171:500,90847,931
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Norway81:642,78647,258
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Comoros11:749,524685
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

The alternate forms: Náss (2) & Nãss (1) are calculated separately.

Nass (2,188) may also be a first name.

Nass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from the name of a male ancestor) Nass is the German for “wet,” “moist.” The name, however, is an acronym for nahum sofer, Nahum the scribe.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Stems from the German word for 'wet'.

- thera13

Nass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ, Hindi: नस्स, Russian: Насс) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Náss or Nãss. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nass? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,418th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 473,217 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Nass live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 160,173rd most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 2,188 people.

The surname Nass is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,497 people, or 1 in 39,391. In Nigeria Nass is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 90 percent live, Kaduna, where 8 percent live and Taraba, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Nass is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Nass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nass has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nass surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Nass last name are 11.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nass earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.39% more than the national average, earning R 345,504 per year; in United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning $44,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Náss922/
Nãss921/
Nasse893,129/
Nauss891,499/
Gnass89618/
Naass89273/
Naiss8925/
Nhass8911/
Nahss897/
Hnass897/
Nassh896/
Neass892/
N'Ass891/
Nassd891/
Nassz891/
Ngass891/
Nas8638,017/
Nahass801,042/
Gnasse80359/
Naasse80270/
Naisse80247/
Nashsh8039/
Ngauss8016/
Neasse807/
Nhasse804/
Naysse803/
N'Asse801/
N'Nass801/
Neashs801/
Nassse801/
Hnayss801/
Nassce800/
Nash75141,815/
Naas7546,843/
Nase755,880/
Nast753,866/
Naus753,707/
Noss753,414/
Neas751,621/
Nais75916/
Nays75799/
Gnas75361/
Nhas75353/
Nahs75270/
Ngas75251/
Najs75184/
Nasz75183/
Nats7550/
Hnas7547/
Nads7527/
Nnas7524/
Nasd755/
Ấnas755/
Nasp754/
Nazs753/
na S753/
Nasj752/
Ånas752/
Naás751/
Nassová739/
Nassova734/
Naisseh733/
Ngnasse732/
Naushsd731/
Nnaasse731/
Nassowa731/
Na67617,357/
Nahas6721,087/
Nease672,930/
Naish672,796/
Neiss671,922/
Nause671,913/
Nouss671,350/
Neuss671,182/
Naasz67597/
Nosse67503/
Nauts67468/
Neads67404/
Natse67381/
Nashe67299/
Naise67287/
Gnays67270/
Natås67225/
Ngash67203/
Naase67187/
Naths67158/
Nhase67155/
Nasch67149/
Nahus67132/
Nasce67111/
Gnoss6796/
Hnase6788/
Naust6788/
Nhais6780/
Ngoss6772/
Nasht6761/
Nayse6760/
Naahs6750/
Gnahs6746/
Naids6743/
Naász6738/
Naash6733/
Neasz6726/
Naush6725/
Nayts6725/
Naisz6725/
Neash6719/
Neats6717/
Naats6716/
Naist6713/
Natsh6712/
Najsh6712/
Natts6711/
Nashd6710/
Hnoss6710/
Neast679/
Naysh678/
Ngais678/
Nahás677/
Gnaas677/
Gnash676/
Ngaus676/
Naaas675/
Nadsh675/
Naits674/
Nnash674/
Hnais674/
Hnash673/
Neahs672/
Nauds672/
Neyss672/
Gnassowa672/
Najsz672/
Hnats672/
Nahhs671/
Naazs671/
Nausd671/
Neasd671/
Nhash671/
Noyss671/
Najjs671/
Nahst671/
Nahts671/
Nazsh671/
Naïas671/
Naïts671/
Nastė671/
Nauhs671/
Ngassowa671/
Na'as671/
Naast671/
Gnast671/
Gnaus671/
Nhhas671/
N'Has671/
Nashp671/
Nayst671/
Nhaxs671/
Gnase671/
Noiss670/

Nass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nass in the Hindi language
नस्सnas'sa-
Nass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱalnas92.11
ﺍﻟﻨﺺalns4.61
ﻧﺎﺱnas1.97
Nass in the Russian language
Нассnass-

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