Al Najjar Surname
Approximately 113,812 people bear this surname
Al Najjar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 64,310 | 1:411 | 50 |
| Palestine | 24,187 | 1:188 | 2 |
| Syria | 10,041 | 1:1,922 | 234 |
| Lebanon | 5,659 | 1:996 | 183 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,293 | 1:7,187 | 1,000 |
| Kuwait | 2,516 | 1:1,511 | 174 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,394 | 1:6,573 | 837 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Bahrain | 485 | 1:2,781 | 454 |
| Tunisia | 199 | 1:3,068 | 434 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Jordan | 28 | 1:315,801 | 11,232 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Al Najjar Demographics
Al Najjar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Najjar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Najjar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Najjar occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Najjar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,969th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,031 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Najjar are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
Al Najjar is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 64,310 people, or 1 in 411. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Ibb Governorate, where 23 percent reside, Shabwah Governorate, where 9 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Yemen it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 21 percent reside and Syria, where 9 percent reside.
Al Najjar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Al Najjar surname is chiefly Maronite (23%) in Lebanon.
Al Najjar earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,063 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Najjare | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Najar | 94 | 528 | / |
| Al Njjar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al-Najjar | 89 | 7,350 | / |
| Al Nijjar | 89 | 4 | / |
| Al Nejjar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Najaar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Nadjar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Njar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Najar | 82 | 1,082 | / |
| Al Nasar | 82 | 65 | / |
| Al Nazar | 82 | 30 | / |
| Al-Njjar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Najajreh | 80 | 747 | / |
| Al Najour | 78 | 35 | / |
| Al Nachar | 78 | 6 | / |
| Al Nihaar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Nasear | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al-Najaar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Nahhar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Nyar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Al-Njar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al Nizar | 71 | 280 | / |
| Al-Nazar | 71 | 29 | / |
| Al-Nasar | 71 | 18 | / |
| Al Nisar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Nihar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Nasor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nejar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Najajreh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nachar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al Nosair | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Nahhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Nahour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Naseir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nadzhar | 63 | 8 | / |
| Al-Nasor | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nosair | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nahour | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al Noseir | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Noysar | 56 | 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 Al Najjar
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