The Nahon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 141 people carried this name — #122,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 31% from 108 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 380 people named Nahon.
Most of them — 221 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 66 people named Nahon 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 46 people named Nahon live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Nahon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alice Nahon 1896–1933 · writer -
Shlomoh Umberto Nahon 1905–1974 · Zionist activist -
Marco Nahon 1895–
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Joseph Maria Arthur Nahon 1898–1952 · politician
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Alfred Nahon 1911–1990
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Paul Nahon 1915– · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nahon.
When the index is not enough
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