How common is the surname Nasser?

4,673 people in the United States had the surname Nasser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,070 Americans. It ranked 7,160th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nasser?

Huzaima bint Nasser, Arabian princess (1884–1935).

Where is the surname Nasser most common?

Wikidata records people named Nasser in Syria.

Is the surname Nasser getting more or less common?

More common. 3,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,673 in 2010, up 49%.

Is Nasser also a first name?

Yes. Nasser is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Nasser

A surname, carried by 4,673 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nasser is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,673 people named Nasser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,070 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,131.

#7,160

rank among US surnames

4,673

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+49.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,523)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,153	Bang	4,676	66,028
#7,155	Sain	4,675	66,042
#7,157	Enciso	4,674	66,056
#7,160	Nasser	4,673	66,070
#7,162	Marcial	4,670	66,113
#7,164	Arzola	4,669	66,127

Who is named Nasser

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

79% of people named Nasser identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as two or more races and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Two or more races 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nassers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Huzaima bint Nasser
Arabian princess (1884–1935)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nasser

Nasser has the Soundex code N260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N260.

Questions

How common is the surname Nasser?: 4,673 people in the United States had the surname Nasser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,070 Americans. It ranked 7,160th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nasser?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Nasser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nasser?: Huzaima bint Nasser, Arabian princess (1884–1935).
Where is the surname Nasser most common?: Wikidata records people named Nasser in Syria.
Is the surname Nasser getting more or less common?: More common. 3,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,673 in 2010, up 49%.
Is Nasser also a first name?: Yes. Nasser is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.