Nekr Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Nekr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nekr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nekr (7) may also be a first name.

Nekr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nekr (Russian: Некр) is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nekr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Nekr is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Nekr are found; 40 percent are found in West Asia and 40 percent are found in Levant. Nekr is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,650,511. In Syria Nekr is most numerous in: Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 50 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 50 percent reside. Barring Syria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nedkr891/
Netkr891/
Neakr890/
Neiker8011/
Neeker802/
Neaker802/
Nakr75157/
Nikr7562/
Nokr752/
Nhkr751/
Neqr751/
Necr751/
Neicker7311/
Nekrova736/
Nieckrz731/
Neikere731/
Neecker730/
Hnokr6729/
Nakhr679/
Nikhr677/
Naikr676/
Nykær674/
Nakkr672/
Nokhr671/
Netcr671/
Nescr671/
Nikrt671/
Nikrd671/

Nekr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nekr in the Russian language
Некрnekr-

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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 Nekr
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