Nazar Surname
Approximately 258,742 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameNazar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 140,609 | 1:229 | 29 |
| Pakistan | 46,477 | 1:3,844 | 416 |
| Sudan | 17,360 | 1:2,161 | 308 |
| Iran | 8,909 | 1:8,619 | 1,180 |
| India | 6,980 | 1:109,895 | 7,173 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,684 | 1:5,429 | 749 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,824 | 1:4,314 | 636 |
| Indonesia | 4,816 | 1:27,460 | 3,257 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,024 | 1:3,030 | 385 |
| Argentina | 2,888 | 1:14,800 | 1,317 |
| Ukraine | 1,932 | 1:23,562 | 3,332 |
| Philippines | 1,321 | 1:76,638 | 13,249 |
| Iraq | 1,320 | 1:26,532 | 1,365 |
| Malaysia | 1,235 | 1:23,882 | 2,159 |
| Poland | 1,183 | 1:32,129 | 4,944 |
| United States | 1,100 | 1:329,508 | 29,892 |
| Brazil | 814 | 1:262,991 | 10,110 |
| Chile | 665 | 1:26,491 | 1,524 |
| Qatar | 593 | 1:3,976 | 402 |
| Canada | 568 | 1:64,869 | 7,554 |
| Kuwait | 540 | 1:7,038 | 984 |
| Oman | 532 | 1:6,932 | 979 |
| Mexico | 531 | 1:233,759 | 5,922 |
| England | 513 | 1:108,612 | 11,289 |
| Turkey | 438 | 1:177,674 | 13,437 |
| Peru | 414 | 1:76,773 | 5,469 |
| Honduras | 283 | 1:31,154 | 1,009 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Bahrain | 264 | 1:5,108 | 938 |
| Moldova | 258 | 1:13,804 | 2,370 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Venezuela | 189 | 1:159,810 | 4,810 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| Spain | 123 | 1:380,098 | 21,146 |
| Romania | 119 | 1:168,722 | 17,453 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Algeria | 104 | 1:371,457 | 32,724 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Colombia | 65 | 1:734,986 | 8,155 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 48 | 1:124,430 | 14,143 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Uruguay | 31 | 1:110,702 | 10,617 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 1:348,945 | 17,019 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Yemen | 13 | 1:2,032,715 | 13,240 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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.
- smnazarianNazar Demographics
Average Male Nazar Height
173.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Nazar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nazar in the Georgian language | ||
| ნაზარ | nazar | - |
| Nazar in the Bengali language | ||
| নজর | najara | - |
| Nazar in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଜର | najara | 84.21 |
| ନାଯା | naya | 5.26 |
| ନାଜର | najara | 5.26 |
| ନଜର୍ | najar | 5.26 |
| Nazar in the Marathi language | ||
| नजर | najara | 50.81 |
| नाजर | najara | 19 |
| नाझर | najhara | 15.95 |
| नझर | najhara | 10.39 |
| नज़र | nazara | 0.81 |
| नजार | najara | 0.18 |
| नाज़ार | nazara | 0.09 |
| नसरु | nasaru | 0.09 |
| नगर | nagara | 0.09 |
| Nazar in the Hindi language | ||
| नजर | najara | 47.22 |
| नज़र | nazara | 39.22 |
| नज़र | nazara | 9.64 |
| नाजर | najara | 1.63 |
| नाज़र | nazara | 1.31 |
| नजार | najara | 0.33 |
| नज़ार | nazara | 0.33 |
| नाज़़र | nazara | 0.16 |
| नजऱ | najara | 0.16 |
| Nazar in the Russian language | ||
| Назар | nazar | - |
| Nazar in the Arabic language | ||
| نازارت | nazart | - |
| نيظار | nyzar | - |
| نـزار | nzar | - |
| نازار | nazar | - |
| ناظار | nazar | - |
| نظار | nzar | - |
| نزار | nzar | - |
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