Abu Naja Surname
Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname
Abu Naja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,490 | 1:3,053 | 661 |
| Israel | 97 | 1:88,223 | 10,433 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Abu Naja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Naja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Naja occurs more in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Naja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 249,366th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,577,604 people. The last name Abu Naja occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Naja are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Levant.
The last name Abu Naja is most widespread in Palestine, where it is borne by 1,490 people, or 1 in 3,053. In Palestine it is primarily found in: Rafah Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Khan Yunis Governorate, where 37 percent are found and Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Palestine this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Najah | 94 | 36 | / |
| Abu Najad | 94 | 13 | / |
| Abu Najat | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abu Naj | 93 | 51 | / |
| Abu Naji | 88 | 1,044 | / |
| Abu Naaj | 88 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Naja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Na | 86 | 26 | / |
| Abu Nahia | 82 | 334 | / |
| Abu Nayat | 82 | 62 | / |
| Abou-Naja | 82 | 5 | / |
| Abou Naaj | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu Najeh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Nai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Noha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abu Nayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Nahia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Abu Nayeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abu Nahyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu ni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abou Neya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Neh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Nahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ned | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Nouh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Ness | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Nesr | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abou Nouh | 59 | 28 | / |
| Abou Noueh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Nie | 53 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Ner | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Nouh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Nit | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Naja
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