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Where Does The Last Name Najam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Najam (Arabic: ناجم, Bengali: নাজম, Hindi: नाजम, Marathi: नाजम, Oriya: ନଜମ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Najam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 35,309^th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 486,777 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Najam live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 11,349^th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 88,489 people.

The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 7,553 people, or 1 in 23,652. In Pakistan Najam is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 51 percent are found, Sindh, where 37 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.

Najam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Najam surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the party.

The amount Najam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.28% more than the national average, earning R 445,056 per year; in United States they earn 41.68% more than the national average, earning $61,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $48,962 CAD per year.