Najafian Surname
Approximately 8,117 people bear this surname
Najafian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7,986 | 1:9,615 | 1,310 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Najafian (96) may also be a first name.
Najafian Demographics
Average Najafian Salary in
United States
$69,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Najafian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najafian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Najafian is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najafian? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 61,910th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 897,813 people. The last name Najafian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Najafian are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 968,397th most widespread given name on earth, held by 96 people.
The last name Najafian is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 7,986 people, or 1 in 9,615. In Iran Najafian is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 12 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Iran it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Najafian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Najafian surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Najafian earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.06% less than the national average, earning 255,888 kr per year; in United States they earn 59.93% more than the national average, earning $69,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,461 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najafiani | 94 | 237 | / |
| Nadjafian | 94 | 8 | / |
| Najafiyan | 94 | 6 | / |
| Najafiand | 94 | 2 | / |
| Najafan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Najfian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naddjafian | 89 | 1 | / |
| Najafnia | 88 | 414 | / |
| Najifian | 88 | 15 | / |
| Najafani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Najafean | 88 | 2 | / |
| Najavian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Najafinia | 82 | 823 | / |
| Najafiuni | 82 | 17 | / |
| Najavin | 80 | 117 | / |
| Najavan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Najafon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najafni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najafneh | 75 | 1,027 | / |
| Najavani | 75 | 139 | / |
| Najavane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nijaifan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najavvan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najavinu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najavanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najavano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najaavin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najafoneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nojavan | 67 | 68 | / |
| Nijavan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Najavun | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nejavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyefian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiphian | 63 | 67 | / |
| Nejavani | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nojavaan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nujavanu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Najaveen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nuiphian | 50 | 126 | / |
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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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- 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 Najafian
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