Nessra Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nessra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nessra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Nessra (9) may also be a first name.

Nessra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nessra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺼﺮﻩ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nessra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nessra? popularity and diffusion

Nessra is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nessra reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Nessra is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.

It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Nessra is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 50 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 50 percent live. Beside Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nessray921/
Nesra912,934/
Nesrat831,265/
Nassra83311/
Neshra833/
Nessri832/
Nissra831/
Nessro831/
Nessre831/
Nesrea831/
Nassrah7729/
Nassray776/
Nessrot772/
Nesro7311,621/
Nasra739,800/
Nesre731,774/
Nesri731,224/
Nosra73224/
Nisra7393/
Nesry7313/
Necra732/
Nezra731/
Nejra731/
Neshraja711/
Nasrah671,515/
Netsro67425/
Nisrad67415/
Nishra67134/
Nashra6799/
Nasray6779/
Nisrat6760/
Nasrai6734/
Nassro6722/
Netsri6716/
Noisra6712/
Naisra679/
Nesrie679/
Nasrra678/
N'Esri678/
Nesres678/
Nisrah676/
Nezrad675/
Nesroo674/
Nasraa672/
Noysra672/
Nisrea671/
Nisray671/
Nesrei671/
Nesrou671/
Nesret671/
Neshri671/
Nechra671/
Nyjera671/
Naasra671/
Neezra671/
Nedsri671/

Nessra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nessra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺼﺮﻩnsrh72.73
ﻧﺼﺮﺓnsrt9.09
ﺍﻟﻨﺼﺮﻩalnsrh9.09
ﺃﻧﺼﺮansr9.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nessra
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