Al Najem Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Najem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Najem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Kuwait3091:12,3001,697
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Najem Last Name Facts

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

Al Najem has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Najem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 428,665th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. Al Najem is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Najem reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 77,527. Excluding Saudi Arabia Al Najem occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 38 percent are found and Bahrain, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Najm9311/
Al Naem932/
Al Nayem881,532/
Al Naiem88368/
Al-Najem88293/
Al Najim8826/
Al Najam885/
Al Nejem882/
Al Nayeem821,081/
Al Najoum825/
Al Naseem823/
Al-Najeem821/
Al-Nadjem821/
Al Naim808,709/
Al-Najm8027/
Al Nejm804/
Al Neam801/
Al Noem801/
Al Nasim75451/
Al-Najim75422/
Al-Nazem752/
Al-Nayem752/
Al Nayim752/
Al Neame751/
Al Nujim751/
Al Nayam751/
Al Najan751/
Al Nazim751/
Al-Najam751/
Al-Nayeem7111/
Al-Najjim716/
Al-Naieem711/
Al Nayeen711/
Al Nakhim711/
Al Nahean711/
Al-Naim67840/
Al Nain673/
Al Nahiane671/
Al-Naym671/

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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
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  • 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 Najem
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