Najar Surname
Approximately 38,593 people bear this surname
Najar Surname User-submission:
The meaning of the last name is 'carpenter', from the Semitic root, نجر.
Najar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,022 | 1:42,563 | 2,972 |
| Mexico | 5,882 | 1:21,103 | 1,594 |
| United States | 3,075 | 1:117,873 | 12,687 |
| Peru | 1,532 | 1:20,747 | 2,392 |
| Colombia | 1,061 | 1:45,027 | 2,391 |
| Indonesia | 965 | 1:137,046 | 13,627 |
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Iran | 870 | 1:88,256 | 8,876 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Spain | 734 | 1:63,695 | 5,748 |
| Philippines | 706 | 1:143,397 | 24,123 |
| Honduras | 630 | 1:13,994 | 738 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Brazil | 450 | 1:475,721 | 17,994 |
| France | 381 | 1:174,338 | 27,146 |
| Argentina | 270 | 1:158,309 | 13,344 |
| United Arab Emirates | 242 | 1:37,861 | 4,003 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| Tunisia | 170 | 1:3,592 | 536 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Malaysia | 94 | 1:313,768 | 17,074 |
| Nicaragua | 87 | 1:69,208 | 1,635 |
| Costa Rica | 82 | 1:58,294 | 1,256 |
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Ecuador | 69 | 1:230,520 | 8,255 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Syria | 21 | 1:919,096 | 6,574 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| El Salvador | 9 | 1:704,876 | 3,399 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Nájar (40), Nàjar (2) & Näjär (1) are calculated separately.
Najar (37,363) may also be a first name.
Najar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of the last name is 'carpenter', from the Semitic root, نجر.
- anajorThe meaning of this surname is "carpenter".
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Najar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Najar (Bengali: নজর, Georgian: ნაჯარ, Hindi: नजर, Marathi: नजर, Oriya: ନାଜର, Tibetan: ན་ཇར་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Nájar, Nàjar or Näjär. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Najar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Najar is the 14,451st most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 188,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Najar reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,499th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 37,363 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 18,022 people, or 1 in 42,563. In India it is most common in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 85 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside and Bihar, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Najar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Najar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Najar last name increased 8,311 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Najar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Najar last name are 35.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Najar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21% less than the national average, earning 273,402 kr per year; in Peru they earn 44.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,983 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $27,404,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning $37,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning $41,291 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najar in the Georgian language | ||
| ნაჯარ | najar | - |
| Najar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ན་ཇར་ | najar | - |
| Najar in the Bengali language | ||
| নজর | najara | 88.89 |
| ণজর্ | najar | 3.7 |
| নজরায় | najaraya | 3.7 |
| নজরলক্ষী | najaralaksi | 3.7 |
| Najar in the Hindi language | ||
| नजर | najara | 87.84 |
| नाजर | najara | 11.38 |
| नजार | najara | 0.61 |
| नाजार | najara | 0.07 |
| नाजरा | najara | 0.02 |
| नजऱ | najara | 0.02 |
| नज़र | nazara | 0.02 |
| Najar in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଜର | najara | 57.58 |
| ନଜର | najara | 31.31 |
| ନାଯର | nayara | 3.03 |
| ନାଜାର | najara | 2.53 |
| ନଯର | nayara | 1.52 |
| ନଜର୍ | najar | 1.52 |
| ନଜାର | najara | 1.01 |
| ନାଜାର୍ | najar | 0.51 |
| ନାଜର୍ | najar | 0.51 |
| ନାସର | nasara | 0.51 |
| Najar in the Marathi language | ||
| नजर | najara | 43.78 |
| नजार | najara | 29.73 |
| नाजर | najara | 9.19 |
| नाजार | najara | 2.16 |
| नजीर | najira | 1.62 |
| नाडार | nadara | 1.08 |
| नाजेर | najera | 1.08 |
| नजन | najana | 1.08 |
| नजरा | najara | 0.54 |
| आजम | ajama | 0.54 |
| अतार | atara | 0.54 |
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