Sajjad Forename
1,097th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 848,610 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Iraq
Sajjad Forename User-submission:
Sajjad, Sejjad, or Sajad is a name of Arabic origin, which means 'kneeling in prayer'. It is very popular amongst Shi'a Muslims, partially due to how the 4th Imam of Shi'a Islam retained the name Al-Sajjad.
Sajjad Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 96% | 360,601 | 1:539 | 74 |
| Iran | 100% | 218,592 | 1:359 | 72 |
| Iraq | 100% | 140,512 | 1:249 | 29 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 42,340 | 1:3,766 | 545 |
| India | 100% | 39,555 | 1:30,714 | 4,270 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 31,706 | 1:972 | 171 |
| Afghanistan | 98% | 4,091 | 1:7,974 | 926 |
| England | 100% | 1,888 | 1:29,451 | 1,650 |
| Oman | 88% | 1,864 | 1:2,204 | 325 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,810 | 1:3,951 | 457 |
| United States | 100% | 1,171 | 1:309,596 | 9,569 |
| Kuwait | - | 798 | 1:4,743 | 624 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 644 | 1:32,297 | 3,883 |
| Canada | 100% | 540 | 1:61,358 | 3,774 |
| Bahrain | - | 355 | 1:3,799 | 612 |
| Poland | - | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| Nepal | 100% | 270 | 1:105,509 | 5,734 |
| Spain | 100% | 231 | 1:201,428 | 4,082 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 126 | 1:418,955 | 12,821 |
| Sweden | 100% | 114 | 1:86,473 | 3,882 |
| Germany | 100% | 93 | 1:1,039,547 | 8,007 |
| South Africa | 100% | 83 | 1:657,020 | 28,784 |
| Norway | 100% | 71 | 1:72,286 | 2,633 |
| Scotland | 100% | 64 | 1:83,599 | 2,115 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 62 | 1:491,128 | 21,602 |
| Denmark | - | 60 | 1:94,158 | 2,776 |
| Thailand | 100% | 60 | 1:1,167,764 | 40,051 |
| Greece | 100% | 58 | 1:188,527 | 3,943 |
| Australia | - | 57 | 1:239,607 | 5,453 |
| Sudan | 100% | 49 | 1:771,571 | 2,562 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 49 | 1:5,264,565 | 205,196 |
| France | 100% | 47 | 1:1,414,263 | 9,545 |
| New Zealand | - | 33 | 1:137,456 | 5,350 |
| Belgium | 100% | 29 | 1:396,208 | 7,054 |
| Italy | 100% | 28 | 1:2,180,789 | 14,677 |
| Netherlands | 97% | 26 | 1:650,080 | 13,961 |
| Brazil | - | 22 | 1:9,738,007 | 121,504 |
| China | - | 17 | 1:80,356,222 | 63,797 |
| Wales | 100% | 14 | 1:221,022 | 3,846 |
| Kenya | - | 14 | 1:3,307,651 | 22,394 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Ecuador | - | 12 | 1:1,477,243 | 9,675 |
| Singapore | - | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Japan | - | 11 | 1:11,635,096 | 36,893 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| South Korea | - | 7 | 1:792,060 | 15,859 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| DR Congo | - | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Philippines | 100% | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Jordan | 97% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
The alternate forms: Såjjad (1) are calculated separately.
Sajjad (213,835) may also be a surname.
Sajjad Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sajjad, Sejjad, or Sajad is a name of Arabic origin, which means 'kneeling in prayer'. It is very popular amongst Shi'a Muslims, partially due to how the 4th Imam of Shi'a Islam retained the name Al-Sajjad.
- liamdurraniSajjad Forename Popularity
Sajjad Demographics
Average Sajjad Salary in
United States
$53,628 USD
Per year
Rank:
96,607 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000292096
Rank: 10,231 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
123.2%
Sample size: 449 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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