Naïr Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Naïr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naïr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Nair (641,946), Náir (1) & Ńáír (1) are calculated separately.

Naïr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naïr is held by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Nair, Náir or Ńáír. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naïr? popularity and diffusion

Naïr is the 739,868th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. Naïr is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Naïr live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Chad, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Apart from Chad Naïr exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nair92641,946/
Nar8621,728/
Náir831/
Nasr75401,270/
Narh7533,725/
Nare7528,703/
Naar755,404/
Nart754,030/
Nahr753,417/
Narr752,476/
Ngar751,692/
Nard751,268/
Near751,155/
Naur75857/
Hnar75247/
Naár75231/
Narp75178/
Narz75150/
Nhar75150/
Nayr75137/
Najr75103/
Natr7584/
Gnar754/
Nnar753/
Naır751/
Ńáír751/
Nahar67640,539/
Nasre672,421/
Nayre672,278/
Nhare671,024/
Narhe67873/
Naitr67733/
Narre67626/
Naare67581/
Nairz67555/
Naire67331/
Naure67274/
Ngair67115/
Neahr67108/
N'Har67101/
Nahur6794/
Gnair6788/
Gnare6788/
Neare6763/
Neard6757/
Nairr6750/
Natrh6747/
Naisr6742/
Nathr6726/
Nharh6724/
Nairp6724/
Naair6720/
Naird6717/
Nnair6717/
Ngaur6715/
Gnaur6711/
Nairt6711/
Nhair679/
Neart679/
Nahyr678/
Nasrr678/
Nardt676/
Naard675/
Nasrt675/
Naart675/
Nausr675/
Narrt674/
Hnair674/
Nhart673/
Nayır673/
Naayr672/
Naurd672/
Ngahr672/
Nahrh672/
Najrh672/
Ngarh672/
Naatr671/
Najjr671/
Hnart671/
Naarr671/
Natrd671/
Nhaar671/
Narrd671/
Nearh671/
Nasrh671/
Narhh671/
Neasr671/
Naaar671/
Narhd671/
Nahrz671/
Nahtr671/
Naasr671/
Naysr671/
Narzr671/
Nngar671/
Nasrz671/
Gnear670/
Nearr670/
Naurt670/

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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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  • 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 Naïr
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