Al-Najm Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Al-Najm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al-Najm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Najm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Najm is found most frequently in Iran. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Najm? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Al-Najm live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
Al-Najm is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran it is mostly found in: Kerman Province, where 60 percent live and Tehran Province, where 40 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Najim | 93 | 422 | / |
| Al-Najem | 93 | 293 | / |
| Al-Najam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Najeem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Naim | 86 | 840 | / |
| Al Najm | 86 | 11 | / |
| Al-Naym | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Najem | 80 | 805 | / |
| Al Najim | 80 | 26 | / |
| Al Najam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al-Neyam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Nayem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Nejim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Nam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Al Njm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nayeem | 75 | 11 | / |
| Al Najoum | 75 | 5 | / |
| Al-Naieem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nahaam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Naim | 71 | 8,709 | / |
| Al Naam | 71 | 295 | / |
| Al Nejm | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Naem | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Neam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Name | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Nayem | 67 | 1,532 | / |
| Al Naiem | 67 | 368 | / |
| Al Naham | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al Nahme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al Nejem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Nayim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Nujim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Neame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Nayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Nashm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Nayeem | 63 | 1,081 | / |
| Al Noem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Al Noumm | 53 | 4 | / |
| Al Niyom | 53 | 2 | / |
| Al Neemeh | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Al-Najm
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