Najan Surname
Approximately 5,456 people bear this surname
Najan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,506 | 1:170,232 | 10,520 |
| Thailand | 456 | 1:154,909 | 24,661 |
| Iran | 220 | 1:349,011 | 23,365 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Afghanistan | 34 | 1:945,682 | 9,218 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Najan (1,009) may also be a first name.
Najan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Najan (Bengali: নজন, Hindi: नजान, Marathi: नजन, Oriya: ନଜନ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Najan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Najan is the 88,082nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,335,694 people. The last name Najan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Najan reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 253,213th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 1,009 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 4,506 people, or 1 in 170,232. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najan in the Marathi language | ||
| नजन | najana | 86.82 |
| नजान | najana | 10.33 |
| नजण | najana | 0.63 |
| नाजन | najana | 0.56 |
| नजाण | najana | 0.14 |
| अजय | ajaya | 0.06 |
| नाना | nana | 0.03 |
| अंजना | anjana | 0.03 |
| नाजान | najana | 0.03 |
| जना | jana | 0.03 |
| न्जन | njana | 0.03 |
| बजन | bajana | 0.01 |
| Najan in the Bengali language | ||
| নজন | najana | 60 |
| নজান | najana | 20 |
| নৈজন | naijana | 20 |
| Najan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଜନ | najana | 60 |
| ନାଜାନ | najana | 20 |
| ନାଜନ | najana | 20 |
| Najan in the Hindi language | ||
| नजान | najana | 34.62 |
| नाजन | najana | 23.08 |
| नाजं | najam | 11.54 |
| नाजां | najam | 9.62 |
| नजन | najana | 7.69 |
| नजां | najam | 5.77 |
| नाजान | najana | 3.85 |
| नाजँ | najam | 1.92 |
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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 Najan
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