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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Average Najar Salary in
United States
$37,068 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Najar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najar (Bengali: নজর, Georgian: ნაჯარ, Hindi: नजर, Marathi: नजर, Oriya: ନାଜର, Tibetan: ན་ཇར་) occurs most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nájar, Nàjar or Näjär. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,451st most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 188,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Najar are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Najar is also the 23,499th most common first name in the world, borne by 37,363 people.
Najar is most common in India, where it is held by 18,022 people, or 1 in 42,563. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 85 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside and Bihar, where 4 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Najar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Najar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Najar surname expanded 8,311 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Najar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Najar surname are 35.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.21% being registered with the 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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