Family name נחאס (Nahas 
, נחאס 
) , around the globe, is a common last name. The family name נחאס is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. Much less frequently, נחאס is the forename as well as the last name.