Naeem Surname

1,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Naeem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naeem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan300,3591:59595
Iraq26,4411:1,325192
Egypt25,1381:3,657500
Bangladesh22,9801:6,935625
Afghanistan17,0581:1,885224
Saudi Arabia8,2681:3,732500
Syria5,1971:3,714431
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Lebanon4,7211:1,194216
Iran3,6521:21,0252,680
India3,6011:213,01512,691
United Arab Emirates3,5471:2,583314
Maldives2,2321:18124
Palestine2,0091:2,264467
England1,7031:32,7184,349
Kuwait1,0511:3,616484
United States9971:363,55032,377
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Oman6591:5,596794
Jordan5561:15,9042,563
Canada5121:71,9648,196
Yemen4961:53,2774,165
Bahrain4551:2,964487
Qatar3871:6,093640
Spain2341:199,79513,704
France1431:464,49566,161
Scotland1101:48,6714,249
Greece961:115,41419,400
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Germany871:925,35065,249
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Malaysia681:433,73922,323
Australia661:409,02632,879
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Norway451:114,27315,150
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Austria271:315,38635,058
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Wales241:128,9399,528
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
China71:195,331,65210,124
Finland71:785,24338,644
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Naeem (404,596) may also be a first name.

Naeem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naeem (Arabic: ألنعيم, Dhivehi: ނަޢީމ‬, Hindi: नईम, Marathi: आनं, Oriya: ନଇମ୍) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naeem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,211th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,582 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Naeem are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,549th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 404,596 people.

Naeem is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 300,359 people, or 1 in 595. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 56 percent live, Sindh, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 6 percent live and Egypt, where 6 percent live.

Naeem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Naeem surname is principally Shiite (39%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Naeem surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Naeem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.22% less than the national average, earning 265,727 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.03% less than the national average, earning R 97,368 per year; in United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $49,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naheem912,489/
Na'eem91283/
Naeeem91108/
Naeeam9148/
Naaeem9122/
Naeeim9116/
Naeeme9115/
Naueem916/
Naeeym914/
Naeemm914/
Naeemh912/
Nae'em911/
Neaeem911/
Gnaeem911/
Hnaeem911/
Nahieem838/
Naiyeem834/
Nayyeem833/
Naheemm833/
Naweeem832/
Nahyeem831/
Najheem831/
Najieem831/
Najeeem831/
Naeeeem831/
Naeim805,007/
Naaem80321/
Nahem80172/
Nehem8071/
Nyeem8019/
Nieem8017/
Naeym8015/
Na'em805/
Noeem801/
Neeym801/
Neeem801/
Naiyem73639/
Nuyaem73282/
Nayaem73281/
Najiem73203/
Noyaem73184/
Naayem7354/
Nayiem7344/
Noheem7337/
Najhem7330/
Nahiem7325/
Neuyem7315/
Nayyem735/
Nayeim734/
Neayem734/
Naaiem734/
Naeime732/
Naaeim732/
Nujaem732/
Neeyom732/
Nejeim732/
Naijem731/
Noiaem731/
Naieim731/
Najeim731/
Noeeme731/
Noeeim731/
Naheim731/
Najjem731/
Neaiem731/
Neheim731/
Naahem731/
Naeaym731/
Naioem731/
Naaeeemth714/
Neum67162/
Nauheim67153/
Naoyiem6713/
Noojaem6711/
Nooyaem678/
Neheimh676/
Naayiem674/
Nojeeem672/
Noeheim672/
Nahyiem671/
Nieyeym671/
Najjeme671/
Neyjeme671/
Nayieme671/
Neaheam671/
Neuheim670/
Neeahem670/

Naeem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naeem in the Marathi language
आनंanam-
Naeem in the Hindi language
नईमna'ima93.18
नर्इमnar'ima5.7
नईम्na'im0.04
Naeem in the Dhivehi language
ނަޢީމ‬naim90.91
ނަޢީމްnaim9.09
Naeem in the Oriya language
ନଇମ୍na'im50
ଏମema50
Naeem in the Arabic language
ألنعيمalnym-
نعيّمnym-
النعيمalnym-
نعيمnym-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naeem
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