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
The surname Najan (Bengali: নজন, Hindi: नजान, Marathi: नजन, Oriya: ନଜନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Najan.
How Common Is The Last Name Najan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 88,082nd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,335,694 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Najan are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Najan is also the 253,213th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,009 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 4,506 people, or 1 in 170,232. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.
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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