Najaf Surname

22,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Najaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran13,3761:5,740784
Afghanistan6,0491:5,315492
Iraq2,1061:16,6291,053
Pakistan1,3261:134,7243,810
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
India1771:4,333,703114,361
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Yemen1001:264,2539,391
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Najaf (25,623) may also be a first name.

Najaf Last Name Facts

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

Najaf (Arabic: نجف, Hindi: नजफ, Marathi: नजफ) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Najaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Najaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Najaf is the 22,486th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 301,637 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Najaf are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 31,399th most common first name globally, held by 25,623 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 13,376 people, or 1 in 5,740. In Iran Najaf is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent live, Kerman Province, where 10 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and Iraq, where 9 percent live.

Najaf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Najaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $47,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nadjaf916/
Najaaf911/
Najafp911/
Najaff911/
Najf8912/
Najaffe831/
Najab80958/
Nasaf80394/
Najif80241/
Nazaf8045/
Naaif8044/
Nacaf8015/
Nayaf8013/
Najef8010/
Nijaf804/
Nejaf803/
Najuf803/
Naiaf802/
Najaw801/
Najav801/
Najafova7774/
Nasaif73124/
Nasafe7330/
Najeef7327/
Nagiaf7313/
Nayafe738/
Najaph737/
Nayaft737/
Nausaf737/
Naseaf735/
Nachaf735/
Nazaft734/
Natjav734/
Nahjif733/
Najeva732/
Nasajf732/
Najaib732/
Najova732/
Najeab732/
Nazaif732/
Naheaf731/
Nahjab731/
Najefe731/
Ngajav731/
Nazzaf731/
Naicaf731/
Najowa731/
Nahaif731/
Nacaff730/
Naif6710,574/
Naef674,081/
Nauf67560/
Nayf67265/
Neaf67116/
Naihauf6716/
Nadzhaf675/
Najhaph673/
Najw672/
Nujf671/
Naukhaf671/
Nazafth671/
Najv671/
Nachafe671/
Nnajife671/

Najaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najaf in the Hindi language
नजफnajapha95.76
नजफ़najafa0.91
Najaf in the Marathi language
नजफnajapha64.29
नजाफnajapha28.57
नजफ़najafa3.57
नजाफ़najafa3.57
Najaf in the Arabic language
نجفnjf-
نجافnjaf-

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