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    The surname Nazari

    A Persian surname, carried by 1,107 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex N260

    Nazari: #23,084 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Nazari #23,084, 1,107 people Nazari: #23,084 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Nazari #23,084, 1,107 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nazari is more common than 85.8% of them.

    Origin

    Persian origin

    Borrowed from Persian نظری (nazâri)

    One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,107 people named Nazari in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,903 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 719.

    #23,084
    rank among US surnames
    1,107
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54%
    change since 2000 (was #30,614)

    Who is named Nazari

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

    76% of people named Nazari identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as two or more races and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Two or more races 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Nazaris

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Delbar Nazari
      Afghanistani politician, 1956–2024

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Nazari

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

    Other Persian surnames

    All 28 Persian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nazari come from?
    Borrowed from Persian نظری (nazâri)
    How common is the surname Nazari?
    1,107 people in the United States had the surname Nazari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,903 Americans. It ranked 23,084th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nazari?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Nazari identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Nazari?
    Delbar Nazari, Afghanistani politician.
    Where is the surname Nazari most common?
    Wikidata records people named Nazari in Afghanistan.
    Is the surname Nazari getting more or less common?
    More common. 719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,107 in 2010, up 54%.