Nazar Surname

2,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Nazar Surname User-submission:

Nazarian is an Armenian surname, and is a shortened form of Nazaretyan or Nazarethian. Nazareth, a city in Galilee, became a popular boy's name in Armenia after the country's conversion to Christianity in the fourth century. The suffix -ian or -yan means 'belonging to the family of', and also is found in Persian names.

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Nazar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan140,6091:22929
Pakistan46,4771:3,844416
Sudan17,3601:2,161308
Iran8,9091:8,6191,180
India6,9801:109,8957,173
Saudi Arabia5,6841:5,429749
Sri Lanka4,8241:4,314636
Indonesia4,8161:27,4603,257
United Arab Emirates3,0241:3,030385
Argentina2,8881:14,8001,317
Ukraine1,9321:23,5623,332
Philippines1,3211:76,63813,249
Iraq1,3201:26,5321,365
Malaysia1,2351:23,8822,159
Poland1,1831:32,1294,944
United States1,1001:329,50829,892
Brazil8141:262,99110,110
Chile6651:26,4911,524
Qatar5931:3,976402
Canada5681:64,8697,554
Kuwait5401:7,038984
Oman5321:6,932979
Mexico5311:233,7595,922
England5131:108,61211,289
Turkey4381:177,67413,437
Peru4141:76,7735,469
Honduras2831:31,1541,009
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Bahrain2641:5,108938
Moldova2581:13,8042,370
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Venezuela1891:159,8104,810
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
France1371:484,83768,361
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Spain1231:380,09821,146
Romania1191:168,72217,453
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Algeria1041:371,45732,724
Germany971:829,95360,372
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Colombia651:734,9868,155
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Kyrgyzstan481:124,43014,143
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Lebanon351:161,0607,588
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Norway231:223,57824,793
Greece211:527,60966,013
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Austria181:473,08046,251
Wales151:206,30213,003
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
China131:105,178,5825,529
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Nazár (8) & Názár (22) are calculated separately.

Nazar (504,296) may also be a first name.

Nazar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nazarian is an Armenian surname, and is a shortened form of Nazaretyan or Nazarethian. Nazareth, a city in Galilee, became a popular boy's name in Armenia after the country's conversion to Christianity in the fourth century. The suffix -ian or -yan means 'belonging to the family of', and also is found in Persian names.

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Nazar Last Name Facts

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

Nazar (Arabic: نازارت, Bengali: নজর, Georgian: ნაზარ, Hindi: नजर, Marathi: नजर, Oriya: ନଜର, Russian: Назар) occurs most in Afghanistan. It can appear as a variant: Nazár or Názár. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nazar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,113th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,165 people. The last name Nazar is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nazar reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nazar is also the 2,003rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 504,296 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 140,609 people, or 1 in 229. In Afghanistan Nazar is most numerous in: Kandahar, where 9 percent reside, Helmand, where 9 percent reside and Kabul, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan it is found in 119 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent reside and Sudan, where 7 percent reside.

Nazar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nazar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 12,825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nazar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nazar surname is principally 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 last name are 3.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.56% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nazár938/
Nazare9112,292/
Nazzar91743/
Nazair91259/
Nazard91222/
Nazgar91181/
Nadzar91166/
Nazhar91147/
Natzar91126/
Nazaar91102/
Naziar9191/
Narzar9184/
Najzar9153/
Nazart9146/
Naazar9134/
Nazarr9128/
Nazarh9118/
Naizar9113/
Nazear9112/
Naszar919/
Nnazar913/
Nauzar912/
Nazarp912/
Nazjar912/
Nahzar912/
Neazar911/
Nayzar911/
Nazasr911/
Nazsar911/
Názár8722/
Nazaire8310,416/
Nazarre83219/
Nazahar83167/
Nadzhar8334/
Nazzare8316/
Nazaure8311/
Naszair8310/
Gnazare837/
Nazhare835/
Nadzair835/
Naziarz832/
Nahazar831/
Nazaird831/
Naizare831/
Nauzard831/
Nazhear831/
Naazaar831/
Nazzard831/
Nathzar831/
Nasar8041,032/
Najar8038,593/
Nacar8017,326/
Nezar805,369/
Nozar801,499/
Nazor80600/
Naxar80201/
Nazarova77161,191/
Nazarowa77180/
Nazhzhar7718/
Nazarová7710/
Nadzahar772/
Nazairre771/
Nazartdt771/
Nassar73210,043/
Najjar73170,865/
Nashar7311,738/
Nasare735,765/
Nezzar735,406/
Nadjar732,049/
Nasaar731,302/
Nachar73874/
Naisar73317/
Nnazor73259/
Najhar73244/
Najaar73159/
Nazeir73158/
Nazour73155/
Naucar73139/
Nausar73133/
Nadzor73112/
Nasair7388/
Nehzar7385/
Nasiar7379/
Najair7375/
Neezar7367/
Najžar7357/
Ngasar7354/
Naasor7351/
Nascar7347/
Nasart7340/
Nasaur7329/
Nouzar7326/
Naijar7321/
Nacear7319/
Najarr7318/
Naysar7318/
Naasar7314/
Nozare7314/
Ngozar7314/
Najsar7313/
Naesar7313/
Nazoor7313/
Nagiar7312/
Nasear7312/
Nasarh7312/
Nozart7310/
Naajar7310/
Nasard739/
Nayjar739/
Nesaar739/
Nozhar739/
Neazor738/
Neyzar738/
Nahsar738/
Nozsar736/
Naazor736/
Nasarp735/
Noezar735/
Natjar735/
Naujar735/
Nezaar735/
Nozard735/
Nedzar734/
Nnasar734/
Naicar734/
Najear734/
Nacair734/
Nazeyr734/
Naajor733/
Nasgar732/
Netzar732/
Nhazor732/
Nahjar731/
Nazoir731/
Gnazor731/
Nauzor731/
Natsar731/
Nazior731/
Notzar731/
Nozzar731/
Naizăr731/
Nazoyr731/
Nazeur731/
Nasarr731/
Nasasr731/
Năzare731/
Nacaur731/
Nosaar731/
Gnasar731/
Neasar730/
Najzarová7164/
Nazharova7116/
Gnaizaire7114/
Nadzarova713/
Nazarrova711/
Nayzarova711/
Nazaarova711/
Nachare675,207/
Nasarre671,024/
Nasairh67639/
Noorzar67368/
Naggiar67204/
Nasayre67157/
Nasaire6763/
Nadchar6756/
Naushar6750/
Najjaar6745/
Nadzharova6742/
Nassare6733/
Nahajar6732/
Nadjare6730/
Nasharr6728/
Nassaur6723/
Nashaar6723/
Nachard6720/
Najahar6715/
Naasoor6715/
Naashar6713/
Najjair6712/
Ngashar6711/
Naissar6710/
Nezahar6710/
Nasharh6710/
Nashgar679/
Naichar678/
Nozhare678/
Naschar677/
Nassair675/
Nachaur674/
Nausare674/
Nazeire674/
Natchar674/
Nachaar674/
Naishar673/
Nachear673/
Nazzour673/
Nasahar673/
Nassard672/
Nhasare672/
Nashart672/
Nashare672/
Nachart672/
Nassart672/
Nozeard672/
Nahshar672/
Najjarr672/
Nachhar671/
Naujhar671/
Naizoor671/
Naassor671/
Nauchar671/
Nausard671/
Naychar671/
Nnassar671/
Hnachar671/
Naddjar671/
Nassaar671/
Najhaar671/
Naijjar671/
Naciarz671/
Natsare671/
Nedzhar671/
Naajhar671/
Nnasare671/
Gnasare671/
Nacharr671/
Naassar671/
Najjaur671/
Naasaar671/
Noozhar671/
Noshaar671/
Nozaire671/
Nodzhar671/

Nazar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nazar in the Georgian language
ნაზარnazar-
Nazar in the Bengali language
নজরnajara-
Nazar in the Oriya language
ନଜରnajara84.21
ନାଯାnaya5.26
ନାଜରnajara5.26
ନଜର୍najar5.26
Nazar in the Marathi language
नजरnajara50.81
नाजरnajara19
नाझरnajhara15.95
नझरnajhara10.39
नज़रnazara0.81
नजारnajara0.18
नाज़ारnazara0.09
नसरुnasaru0.09
नगरnagara0.09
Nazar in the Hindi language
नजरnajara47.22
नज़रnazara39.22
नज़रnazara9.64
नाजरnajara1.63
नाज़रnazara1.31
नजारnajara0.33
नज़ारnazara0.33
नाज़़रnazara0.16
नजऱnajara0.16
Nazar in the Russian language
Назарnazar-
Nazar in the Arabic language
نازارتnazart-
نيظارnyzar-
نـزارnzar-
نازارnazar-
ناظارnazar-
نظارnzar-
نزارnzar-

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