Najam Surname
Approximately 14,971 people bear this surname
Najam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7,553 | 1:23,652 | 1,268 |
| India | 3,432 | 1:223,504 | 13,208 |
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| Israel | 765 | 1:11,186 | 1,706 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 356 | 1:25,737 | 2,881 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Nepal | 32 | 1:890,030 | 5,708 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Palestine | 18 | 1:252,714 | 10,113 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Najam (88,489) may also be a first name.
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Najam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Najam (Arabic: ناجم, Bengali: নাজম, Hindi: नाजम, Marathi: नाजम, Oriya: ନଜମ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Najam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,309th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 486,777 people. Najam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Najam reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Najam is also the 11,349th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 88,489 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 7,553 people, or 1 in 23,652. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 51 percent live, Sindh, where 37 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent live. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.
Najam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Najam last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najam in the Bengali language | ||
| নাজম | najama | - |
| Najam in the Marathi language | ||
| नाजम | najama | 57.34 |
| नजाम | najama | 26.84 |
| नजम | najama | 5.37 |
| नजमा | najama | 4.24 |
| नाजेम | najema | 0.85 |
| नाजाम | najama | 0.85 |
| नाजेमा | najema | 0.56 |
| नाजमा | najama | 0.28 |
| नाजीम | najima | 0.28 |
| आलम | alama | 0.28 |
| नज्म | najma | 0.28 |
| आजम | ajama | 0.28 |
| Najam in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजम | najama | 47.8 |
| नजम | najama | 38.93 |
| नजाम | najama | 9.8 |
| नाजाम | najama | 2.37 |
| नाजमा | najama | 0.31 |
| नजमा | najama | 0.18 |
| नज़म | nazama | 0.13 |
| निजाम | nijama | 0.13 |
| नज़म | nazama | 0.09 |
| नजां | najam | 0.04 |
| नजरू | najaru | 0.04 |
| नजमा़ | najama | 0.04 |
| Najam in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଜମ | najama | 20.83 |
| ନଜାମ | najama | 20.83 |
| ନାଜାମ | najama | 8.33 |
| ନଜମ୍ | najam | 8.33 |
| ନାଜାମ୍ | najam | 4.17 |
| ନଯମା | nayama | 4.17 |
| ନଜମା | najama | 4.17 |
| ନଯମ | nayama | 4.17 |
| ନାଜମ୍ | najam | 4.17 |
| େନଜାମ | enajama | 4.17 |
| ନାଜମ | najama | 4.17 |
| ନିଜମ | nijama | 4.17 |
| ନଯାମ | nayama | 4.17 |
| ନଜମା୍ | najama | 4.17 |
| Najam in the Arabic language | ||
| ناجم | najm | - |
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- 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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