Nazarus Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Nazarus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Nazarus (163) may also be a first name.
Nazarus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nazarus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nazarus is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nazarus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nazarus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nazarus reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 717,791st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 163 people.
The last name Nazarus is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Nazarus is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 23 percent are found, Ondo, where 23 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Nazarus occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nazarous | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nazaru | 92 | 197 | / |
| Nazaruc | 86 | 31 | / |
| Nazaros | 86 | 11 | / |
| Narzaru | 86 | 10 | / |
| Najarus | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nazarau | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nazarut | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nazarud | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nazarou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nasarus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nazerus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Naziaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nazairu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Narzaruy | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nazarudd | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nasarous | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nazaross | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nacharus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nasaru | 77 | 1,627 | / |
| Najaru | 77 | 31 | / |
| Nazâru | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nacaru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nazãru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nazoru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nazeroush | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nasarud | 71 | 32 | / |
| Nasairu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Naserus | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nasarau | 71 | 9 | / |
| Najarut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nasarru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nasareu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nasarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najarui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nazaroz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjarou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nasarudd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nazourou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nazarroo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnasairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nacaross | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nazarus
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