Al-Najjar Surname

67,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al-Najjar Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Arabic word for carpenter.

Al-Najjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5,3661:5,750796
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
Bahrain2501:5,394963
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Iraq631:555,8998,855
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Sweden571:172,75011,943
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
England481:1,160,79354,689
Jordan281:315,80111,232
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Al-Najjar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Arabic word for carpenter.

- haidoors

Al-Najjar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Najjar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Najjar occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Najjar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,683rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 991,503 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Al-Najjar are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Najjar is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 5,366 people, or 1 in 5,750. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and Bahrain, where 3 percent are found.

Al-Najjar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Al-Najjar surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Al-Najjar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.34% more than the national average, earning $57,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $50,360 CAD per year.

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