Alnajjar Surname

37,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Alnajjar Surname User-submission:

The Alnajjar surname means 'the carpenter'. It comes from the word najjar, which means 'carpenter'.

Alnajjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia10,2161:3,020391
Egypt1,1901:77,2576,997
Bahrain5731:2,354365
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
United Arab Emirates2611:35,1043,748
Oman2101:17,5621,798
Qatar1751:13,4741,493
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Jordan931:95,0806,910
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Syria431:448,8615,086
Canada371:995,82774,831
England351:1,591,94567,242
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Libya91:693,7751,982
Norway71:734,61250,907
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Alnajjar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alnajjar surname means 'the carpenter'. It comes from the word najjar, which means 'carpenter'.

- fadheelah

Alnajjar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alnajjar is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alnajjar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,937th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 525,115 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Alnajjar reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 10,216 people, or 1 in 3,020. Besides Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent live and Bahrain, where 4 percent live.

Alnajjar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alnajjar surname are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alnajjar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $48,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $46,796 CAD per year.

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