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Surname Nachshon (الرقيب , נחשון , Nachshon ) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Nachshon is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Very seldom, Nachshon is the forename as well as the last name.