The Nahmias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 351 people carried this name — #57,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 328 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 144 people named Nahmias.
Most of them — 94 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 92 people named Nahmias live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
23 people named Nahmias live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Nahmias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lucienne Nahmias 1911–1949 · model -
Giulio Morosini 1612–1687 · scribe
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Anita Nahmias 1891–1961 · figure skater
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Alberto Nahmias 1905–1984 · association football player
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Isaac/Isaak Nahmias/Namias 1906–1945
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Maurice Nahmias 1908–2011 · nuclear physicist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nahmias.
- Nafziger 1,133 · U.S. census
- Naga 145 · U.S. census
- Nagel 14,545 · U.S. census
- Nageotte 306 · U.S. census
- Nagera 209 · U.S. census
- Nagy 15,497 · U.S. census
- Nahon 141 · U.S. census
- Nahum 269 · U.S. census
- Nail 7,133 · U.S. census
- Naillon 399 · U.S. census
- Naim 786 · U.S. census
- Naimi 388 · U.S. census
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