Najafian Surname

61,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Najafian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najafian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7,9861:9,6151,310
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Najafian (96) may also be a first name.

Najafian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Najafian occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Najafian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,910th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 897,813 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Najafian reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Najafian is also the 968,397th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 96 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 7,986 people, or 1 in 9,615. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 12 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Iran it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Najafian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Najafian are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najafiani94237/
Nadjafian948/
Najafiyan946/
Najafiand942/
Najafan936/
Najfian931/
Naddjafian891/
Najafnia88414/
Najifian8815/
Najafani882/
Najafean882/
Najavian881/
Najafinia82823/
Najafiuni8217/
Najavin80117/
Najavan805/
Najafon801/
Najafni801/
Najafneh751,027/
Najavani75139/
Najavane752/
Nijaifan751/
Najavvan751/
Najavinu751/
Najavanu751/
Najavano751/
Najaavin751/
Najafoneh711/
Nojavan6768/
Nijavan6738/
Najavun6723/
Nejavan671/
Nyefian671/
Naiphian6367/
Nejavani632/
Nojavaan631/
Nujavanu631/
Najaveen631/
Nuiphian50126/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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