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Where Does The Last Name Nazar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nazar (Arabic: نازارت, Bengali: নজর, Georgian: ნაზარ, Hindi: नजर, Marathi: नजर, Oriya: ନଜର, Russian: Назар) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Nazár or Názár. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nazar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Nazar is the 2,113^th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,165 people. The surname Nazar is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nazar live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nazar is also the 2,003^rd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 504,296 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 140,609 people, or 1 in 229. In Afghanistan Nazar is most prevalent in: Kandahar, where 9 percent live, Helmand, where 9 percent live and Kabul, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname is found in 119 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Sudan, where 7 percent live.

Nazar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nazar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nazar surname grew 11,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 12,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nazar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nazar surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Shiite (58%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nazar surname are 3.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nazar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.57% less than the national average, earning 233,350 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,826 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.53% more than the national average, earning R 448,020 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.59% less than the national average, earning $17,801,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $51,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,646 CAD per year.