Najamu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Argentina

Najamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Najamu (1,584) may also be a first name.

Najamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Najamu (Bengali: নাজমু, Hindi: नजमू, Marathi: नजमू, Oriya: ନାଜମୁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Najamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Najamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Najamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Najamu reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 194,304th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,584 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 41 percent live, Zamfara, where 36 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 27 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najjamu923/
Najammu921/
Najamou921/
Naijamu921/
Najmu9122/
Nadjamou861/
Najimu832,460/
Nasamu832,430/
Najemu8316/
Najumu8316/
Nijamu8315/
Nazamu8310/
Nacamu8310/
Naaimu836/
Nejamu834/
Nayamu832/
Najomu831/
Naijmu831/
Najmou831/
Nachamu77763/
Naisamu77182/
Najeemu7774/
Nasamou7757/
Ngayamu7721/
Najimou7713/
Naajimu773/
Najmudd772/
Najjomu771/
Najoomu771/
Nakhamu771/
Nacahmu771/
Nazaamu771/
Nazhamu771/
Nasamuz771/
Nazamou771/
Naimu73623/
Neamu73393/
Naumu73162/
Nameu73118/
Nojmu734/
Naemu733/
Nejmu732/
Naymu732/
Nachamou712/
Nazamudd711/
Nasgamou711/
Nasaamou711/
Nacahamu711/
Najoumou711/
Nachamut711/
Neamțu67944/
Nojimu67830/
Nahumu67367/
Naimou67223/
Naumau6757/
Nejimu6748/
Nayimu6741/
Nujimu6729/
Naumut6726/
Nayumu6719/
Nejemu6716/
Nosamu6714/
Nojemu6710/
Naimau679/
Naummu678/
Nijimu676/
Noijmu673/
Nadjoumou673/
Naumus672/
Neamåu671/
Neamou671/
Naymou671/
Nyjemu671/
Niyamu671/
Neatmu671/
Naumou671/
Nameue671/
Ngeamu671/
Neamut671/
Naemou671/

Najamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najamu in the Bengali language
নাজমুnajamu-
Najamu in the Marathi language
नजमूnajamu75
नाजमुnajamu14.29
नजमुसहेरnajamusahera3.57
अिजमaijama3.57
नजमुिनnajamuina3.57
Najamu in the Oriya language
ନାଜମୁnajamu66.67
ନଜମୁnajamu33.33
Najamu in the Hindi language
नजमूnajamu40.85
नजमुnajamu39.44
नजामूnajamu9.86
नजामुnajamu7.04
नजमुशnajamusa1.41
नजमुअnajamu'a1.41

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