Nazer Surname
Approximately 46,619 people bear this surname
Nazer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26,392 | 1:1,218 | 152 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,030 | 1:3,843 | 522 |
| Egypt | 5,339 | 1:17,220 | 2,002 |
| Pakistan | 1,752 | 1:101,966 | 3,221 |
| India | 1,293 | 1:593,245 | 28,708 |
| Argentina | 738 | 1:57,918 | 4,918 |
| United States | 426 | 1:850,843 | 64,837 |
| Iran | 388 | 1:197,893 | 16,024 |
| Malaysia | 228 | 1:129,361 | 8,379 |
| Palestine | 215 | 1:21,157 | 3,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 211 | 1:43,423 | 4,416 |
| England | 197 | 1:282,833 | 21,968 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Chile | 135 | 1:130,492 | 4,626 |
| South Africa | 131 | 1:413,570 | 36,044 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Mexico | 71 | 1:1,748,256 | 17,580 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Haiti | 62 | 1:172,321 | 6,965 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Qatar | 44 | 1:53,591 | 5,826 |
| Paraguay | 36 | 1:201,021 | 3,750 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Názer (41) are calculated separately.
Nazer (16,829) may also be a first name.
Nazer Demographics
Nazer Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Nazer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nazer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nazer (Arabic: الناظر, Bengali: নাজের, Georgian: ნაზერ, Hindi: नज़र, Marathi: नाजेर, Russian: Назэр) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be found as: Názer. For other potential spellings of Nazer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nazer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,046th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 156,321 people. The last name Nazer is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Nazer are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 42,831st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 16,829 people.
Nazer is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 26,392 people, or 1 in 1,218. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Daykundi, where 23 percent are found, Kabul, where 20 percent are found and Bamyan, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan Nazer occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Egypt, where 11 percent are found.
Nazer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nazer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nazer last name expanded 1,420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Nazer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Nazer last name are 5.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nazer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning R 195,984 per year; in United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $52,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nazer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nazer in the Georgian language | ||
| ნაზერ | nazer | - |
| Nazer in the Bengali language | ||
| নাজের | najera | - |
| Nazer in the Hindi language | ||
| नज़र | nazara | - |
| Nazer in the Marathi language | ||
| नाजेर | najera | 79.63 |
| नाझेर | najhera | 16.14 |
| नजेर | najera | 0.26 |
| Nazer in the Russian language | ||
| Назэр | nazer | - |
| Nazer in the Arabic language | ||
| الناظر | alnazr | - |
| نظر | nzr | - |
| نزر | nzr | - |
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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
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- 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 Nazer
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