Naim Surname

3,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Morocco

Naim Surname User-submission:

This surname originated in an Arabic country. It means 'asleep' and it denotes someone who sleeps a lot. In Arabic, it is written as النائم. The most common variant is Naim (الناعم).

Naim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh54,2511:2,937282
India36,5711:20,9751,619
Morocco16,9381:2,035137
Indonesia12,4221:10,6461,343
Syria5,0481:3,823439
Egypt4,8201:19,0742,210
Malaysia3,8841:7,594915
Pakistan3,4741:51,4232,089
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
Iran9831:78,1108,015
Algeria9371:41,2297,380
United Arab Emirates9001:10,1801,274
France7131:93,15913,513
Bulgaria5551:12,5751,345
Nigeria5491:322,66417,723
Philippines5001:202,47631,874
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Venezuela4181:72,2593,045
Spain3021:154,80811,333
Qatar3001:7,860857
Iraq2781:125,9773,498
Tanzania2481:213,47417,909
Canada2421:152,25515,495
England2361:236,09319,489
Turkey2221:350,54722,103
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Brunei1521:2,755475
Argentina1401:305,31024,356
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Italy781:784,06062,950
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Romania621:323,83728,474
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Chile511:345,4219,676
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Mauritania461:89,0195,672
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Belgium381:302,54335,124
North Macedonia361:58,3746,006
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Northern Cyprus311:10,2912,613
Burkina Faso301:611,7377,703
Greece301:369,32650,921
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Maldives81:50,5222,455
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
China41:341,830,39216,990
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Oman41:921,9937,313
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Naïm (635), Naîm (4) & Naím (1) are calculated separately.

Naim (258,005) may also be a first name.

Naim Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated in an Arabic country. It means 'asleep' and it denotes someone who sleeps a lot. In Arabic, it is written as النائم. The most common variant is Naim (الناعم).

- amine2002

Naim Last Name Facts

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

Naim (Arabic: نايم, Bengali: নইম, Georgian: ნაიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻴﻢ, Hindi: नईम, Marathi: नईम, Oriya: ନଇମ, Russian: Наим) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also be found as: Naïm, Naîm or Naím. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,704th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 48,005 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Naim are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 39 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Naim is also the 4,073rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 258,005 people.

The last name Naim is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 54,251 people, or 1 in 2,937. Not including Bangladesh this surname exists in 113 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent live and Morocco, where 11 percent live.

Naim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Naim has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 7,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Naim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Naim surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Naim surname are 18.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Naim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning €25,383 per year; in Norway they earn 52.96% less than the national average, earning 162,782 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.03% more than the national average, earning $56,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naïm92635/
Naîm924/
Naím921/
Nasim89120,597/
Najim8944,304/
Naiem8913,355/
Naime897,840/
Naiym896,656/
Nayim896,505/
Naaim891,638/
Nacim89782/
Natim89573/
Naiam89259/
Naiom8995/
Naiim8958/
Naium8931/
Gnaim8914/
Naism899/
Nhaim894/
Naimt894/
Naijm894/
Ngaim893/
Nnaim892/
Naimm892/
Hnaim891/
Nam86607,323/
Nim8613,576/
Nassim808,244/
Naieem80655/
Nachim80432/
Najiem80203/
Nasiem80160/
Naiham80131/
Nautim80124/
Naajim8046/
Nayiem8044/
Hnasim8037/
Ngajim8030/
Na'aim8023/
Naiyom8017/
Naisim8016/
Naisem8015/
Naaime8011/
Nausim8010/
Nattim809/
Naioom808/
Nahaim806/
Naihum805/
Nahiam804/
Naasim804/
Nayime804/
Ngayim804/
N'Aime803/
Najijm803/
Nasimn803/
Naiahm802/
Najimm802/
Nasimh802/
Naiume802/
Naszim802/
Naioem801/
Najiom801/
Nayhim801/
Nayimm801/
Nasimq801/
Nasimt801/
Naiame801/
Naheim801/
Nahgim801/
Ngaiam801/
Nnayim801/
D'Naim801/
Naiome801/
Naysim801/
Najm75159,841/
Nhim7537,733/
Naem7530,106/
Nain7517,169/
Ngam759,344/
name759,142/
Nham758,617/
Nnam757,942/
Ngim756,069/
Nime756,042/
Naum755,602/
Niem752,933/
Naym752,481/
Naam752,458/
Nahm751,822/
Namh751,669/
Gnam751,143/
Neam75973/
Noim75577/
Namt75500/
Namm75407/
Nuim75402/
Neim75393/
Niom75381/
Nimm7567/
Nijm7549/
Namd7538/
Gnim7531/
Nasm7515/
Nism7510/
Namn7510/
Nihm757/
Hnim756/
Namg756/
Hnam756/
N'Im754/
Ånim754/
Nimh754/
Namc754/
Namq753/
Nimt753/
Natm752/
Nitm751/
Naãm751/
Nnim751/
Naimova7323,269/
Naissem73632/
Naimová734/
Nnachim733/
Naiseem731/
Hnaihem731/
Nnaieme731/
Naissim731/
Ngnajim731/
Naihoum731/
Gnassim731/
Nasshim731/
Naing67296,172/
Nayem6765,131/
Najem6726,970/
Najam6714,971/
Nijam6710,710/
Niyom675,254/
Nisim674,892/
Nahum674,246/
Nyiam672,343/
Najimova672,298/
Nayam671,731/
Neamt671,495/
Natin671,441/
Nejam671,409/
Neame671,287/
Nayme671,181/
Nasin671,106/
Naine671,093/
Nacin671,056/
Nayum67912/
Nasem67839/
Nesim67779/
Najum67548/
Nijem67524/
Naume67477/
Namng67464/
Nimme67432/
N'Gam67413/
Natem67408/
Noiam67406/
Gname67401/
Nejim67314/
Nname67293/
Naham67292/
Gnamm67271/
Nitem67266/
Noime67247/
Nhiem67243/
Nojim67242/
Ngain67234/
Noiim67222/
Nuiam67220/
Noiem67212/
Hnain67208/
Gnime67203/
Nayin67197/
Naame67193/
Nisem67184/
Najin67172/
Niyam67150/
Nijim67126/
Naian67116/
Neamț67116/
Namme67107/
Ngnam6796/
Naien6791/
Najom6778/
Neyam6773/
Nyjam6766/
Nayom6765/
Nnime6763/
Namgh6760/
Neime6756/
Niehm6756/
Nuyim6756/
Nhime6754/
Gnahm6750/
Neham6749/
Neyim6749/
Nujam6744/
Naemh6744/
Niyem6740/
Nasym6740/
Ngaem6740/
Naiin6737/
Nacem6736/
Noyim6736/
Natme6734/
Naain6734/
Naion6732/
Ngaam6730/
Ngoim6727/
Ngeam6721/
Neeam6721/
N'Nam6721/
Nyiem6721/
Nuyam6719/
Nitim6717/
Ngaum6716/
Noyam6713/
Naint6713/
Netim6711/
Nauhm6711/
Nnamd6711/
Na'am6711/
Namne6710/
Necim6710/
Hnamm6710/
Nujim679/
Nisme678/
Nainn677/
Nathm677/
Nimmå677/
Namhe676/
Naind676/
Gnain676/
Naumn676/
Nijom676/
Nyoam676/
Nayimova675/
Ngamm675/
Naiun675/
Niiam674/
Nijme674/
Ñaime674/
Nicim674/
Nae'm674/
Naiimova674/
Najimová673/
Neiam673/
Naemm673/
Nieam673/
Naamt673/
Niiem672/
Gneim672/
Nnaam672/
Neuam672/
Namhh672/
Nhame672/
Naajm671/
Naasm671/
Namnd671/
Namnk671/
Nauem671/
Neamg671/
Nheam671/
Nnamm671/
Hnaum671/
Neamd671/
Nawem671/
Nyiom671/
Nnajm671/
Noijm671/
Nnamn671/
Nnamh671/
Neamn671/
Najúm671/
Nainė671/
Nahym671/
Naïme671/
Nauum671/
Neamh671/
Neamå671/
Ngnim671/
Niomh671/
Néjam671/
Gnaym671/
Nnamc671/
Nojam671/
Namqu671/
Neimt671/
Neiem671/
Nasme671/
Nasmh671/
Noiom671/
Nihme671/
Nhuim671/
Gnamh671/

Naim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naim in the Georgian language
ნაიმnaim-
Naim in the Hindi language
नईमna'ima94.36
नइमna'ima3.93
नैमnaima1.1
नईम्na'im0.06
नाईंna'im0
नामnama0
नइम्na'im0
खांkham0
नाीमnaima0
Naim in the Marathi language
नईमna'ima88.08
नइमna'ima4.49
अनईमana'ima2.84
नयीमnayima2.11
नीमnima0.43
नैमnaima0.19
नमnama0.02
णाीमnaima0.02
Naim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻴﻢalnym86.67
ﻧﻌﻴﻢnym6.67
ﺍﻟﻨﻌﻢalnm3.33
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺋﻢalnaym3.33
Naim in the Oriya language
ନଇମna'ima71.86
ନଇମ୍na'im18.39
ନାଇମna'ima3.56
ନଈମna'ima2.63
ନାଇମ୍na'im0.94
େନୖମ୍enam0.38
Naim in the Bengali language
নইমna'ima50
নাইমna'ima42.86
নঈমna'ima7.14
Naim in the Russian language
Наимnaim-
Naim in the Arabic language
نايمnaym-
نعايمnaym-

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