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 most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nazarus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Nazarus occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nazarus live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nazarus is also the 717,791st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 163 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Nazarus is mostly found in: Ogun, where 23 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
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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