Nasser is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nasser
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

The variant of Nos. Of Ours.

Nasser is a variant of the Nes. Of Nes, i.e., cape, promontory.

The lastname is the variant of VanNes. Dweller near, or on, the cape or headland; one who came from Nes, i.e., headland, the name of several villages in Holland; dweller near an ash tree.

Nasser is the variant of Neff. A nephew.

Lastname Nasser is variant form of the Ness. Dweller at a promontory or headland, or on low marshy ground.

Nasser is a variant of Ness. Anglo-Saxon and Danish, nas, German nase, a nose; also a promontory, as Dengeness in Kent, and the Naze in Norway. This occurs as a termination in several names, as Longness, Thickness, Filtness, which may refer to some peculiarity in the noses of the original bearers. More probably, however, they are local.

How popular is Nasser?

Nasser is common in Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Iran, Palestine, Morocco, Sudan, Ethiopia, United States, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Philippines, Brazil, Oman, Chad, Bangladesh, Ghana, Venezuela, Indonesia, England, Qatar, Canada, France, Algeria, Malaysia, Kenya, Germany, Tanzania, Niger, Mali, India, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Australia, Uganda, Sweden, Djibouti, Honduras, Mexico, Spain, Mauritania, Denmark, Pakistan, Belgium, Cameroon, Guinea.

Nasser is ranked 729 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nassers grew by 49.25 per cent to 4673 since 2000 and ranked 7160 after elevating 2363 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.26 75.18
Others 7.38 12.62
Hispanic or Latino 5.46 5.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.71 4.06
Black 3 2.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0.19
Nasser is quite popular family name mostly used in Iraq however Yemen lie ahead in terms of density. Around 734914 people have been found who wears Nasser as their family name. Nasser is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Nasser:
28 Iraq201,589
15 Yemen166,445
107 Egypt116,234
Countries with ten thousands of Nasser:
48 Syria54,154
44 Saudi Arabia41,738
93 Eritrea19,930
194 Afghanistan19,799
64 Jordan15,305
78 Libya13,624
66 Lebanon12,691
910 Iran11,696
Countries with thousands of Nasser:
70 Palestine6,746
775 Morocco5,419
1,059 Sudan5,040
2,620 Ethiopia4,829
8,918 United States4,642
322 United Arab Emirates3,491
129 Kuwait3,095
32 Bahrain2,997
5,500 Philippines2,816
2,895 Brazil2,768
192 Oman2,659
1,090 Chad1,733
4,444 Bangladesh1,532
Countries with hundreds of Nasser:
3,309 Ghana970
1,961 Venezuela900
15,976 Indonesia805
8,438 England751
296 Qatar749
6,148 Canada724
15,984 France617
10,625 Algeria599
4,136 Malaysia553
7,967 Kenya524
21,263 Germany442
11,453 Tanzania440
2,414 Niger403
1,206 Mali387
68,431 India385
6,293 Sri Lanka365
11,069 Argentina327
10,881 Australia282
12,772 Uganda275
3,046 Sweden260
313 Djibouti250
1,130 Honduras221
9,838 Mexico211
14,857 Spain209
2,002 Mauritania181
3,515 Denmark166
15,724 Pakistan127
15,234 Belgium115
19,984 Cameroon108
874 Guinea101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
119,953 Thailand97
7,483 Ecuador91
45,802 South Africa90
118,322 Russia78
4,015 Guatemala70
3,278 Singapore68
1,547 Tunisia66
8,011 Chile65
1,677 El Salvador59
6,600 Liberia56
14,862 Ivory Coast51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
86,567 DR Congo48
8,136 Dominican Republic46
44,765 Netherlands38
129,434 Nigeria36
19,301 Switzerland36
3,891 Paraguay34
87,725 Italy32
8,545 Wales28
23,411 Norway25
12,400 Colombia23
52,576 Romania20
14,480 Uruguay20
9,673 Ireland18
3,823 Angola16
110,069 Turkey15
201,187 Ukraine15
54,975 Austria14
6,078 Cyprus14
27,379 New Zealand13
116,258 Poland13
84,692 Greece11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
2,328 Belize9
15,494 Burkina Faso9
279 Comoros9
3,802 Hong Kong9
91,312 Czechia8
26,217 Estonia8
4,361 Senegal8
38,644 Finland7
8,537 Mauritius6
4,885 Nicaragua6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

34 years old farmer Johannes Nasser who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on August 6, 1852 by Vernon put out from Hamburg. Caroline Nasser, aged 23, 33 years old Fr. Nasser, 50 years old Rosina Nasser, 35 years old Georg Nasser, 20 years old Anton Nasser, Franz Nasser, Carl-Fr. Nasser (26) Smith, 17 years old Louis Nasser, and 6 other Nasser around 33.33% of whom were merchant while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Hamburg, Hamburg & Southampton, Hamburg, Havana, Havre & Santander, Bremen and Hamburg & Havre.

Nasser Namesakes

  • Jamal Nasser, Afghan soldier
  • Ali Bin Nasser, former Tunisian football referee
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser, second President of Egypt
  • Moza bint Nasser, consort of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
  • Jacques Nasser, Lebanese Australian American business executive and philanthropist
  • Kamal Nasser, Palestinian political leader, writer and poet
  • Ali Nasser, Qatari footballer of Yemeni descent
  • Bassem Ben Nasser, Tunisian footballer who plays as a midfielder

Nasser Namesakes

  • Jamal Nasser, Afghan soldier
  • Ali Bin Nasser, former Tunisian football referee
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser, second President of Egypt
  • Moza bint Nasser, consort of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
  • Jacques Nasser, Lebanese Australian American business executive and philanthropist
  • Kamal Nasser, Palestinian political leader, writer and poet
  • Ali Nasser, Qatari footballer of Yemeni descent
  • Bassem Ben Nasser, Tunisian footballer who plays as a midfielder

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