Najar Surname

14,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Najar Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the last name is 'carpenter', from the Semitic root, نجر.

Najar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,0221:42,5632,972
Mexico5,8821:21,1031,594
United States3,0751:117,87312,687
Peru1,5321:20,7472,392
Colombia1,0611:45,0272,391
Indonesia9651:137,04613,627
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Iran8701:88,2568,876
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Spain7341:63,6955,748
Philippines7061:143,39724,123
Honduras6301:13,994738
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Brazil4501:475,72117,994
France3811:174,33827,146
Argentina2701:158,30913,344
United Arab Emirates2421:37,8614,003
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Tunisia1701:3,592536
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Malaysia941:313,76817,074
Nicaragua871:69,2081,635
Costa Rica821:58,2941,256
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia711:380,22131,281
Ecuador691:230,5208,255
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Belgium421:273,73032,801
England401:1,392,95161,553
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Syria211:919,0966,574
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Austria131:655,03358,041
Jordan121:736,87014,651
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

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.

- anajor

The meaning of this surname is "carpenter".

- anonimo994

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nájar9340/
Nàjar932/
Najjar91170,865/
Nadjar912,049/
Najhar91244/
Najaar91159/
Najair9175/
Najžar9157/
Najzar9153/
Naijar9121/
Najarr9118/
Naajar9110/
Nayjar919/
Natjar915/
Naujar915/
Najear914/
Nazjar912/
Nahjar911/
Najr89103/
Näjär871/
Najjaar8345/
Nahajar8332/
Nadjare8330/
Najahar8315/
Najjair8312/
Najjarr832/
Naujhar831/
Naddjar831/
Najhaar831/
Naijjar831/
Naajhar831/
Najjaur831/
Nazar80258,742/
Nayar8048,492/
Nasar8041,032/
Nacar8017,326/
Najir8016,208/
Nejar803,020/
Nijar801,410/
Najor80688/
Najer80399/
Naiar8065/
Najur8045/
Nujar8030/
Nojar8024/
Naair8020/
Nyjar806/
Naayr802/
Najrh802/
Najjr801/
Níjar801/
Najahard7727/
Najajreh7711/
Najarova778/
Najhahar774/
Nadjarre771/
Naajhare771/
Neaujahr771/
Naidjair771/
Nazare7312,292/
Nasare735,765/
Nijjar734,630/
Nasaar731,302/
Najeer731,159/
Nachar73874/
Nazzar73743/
Naisar73317/
Nazair73259/
Nazard73222/
Nazgar73181/
Nazhar73147/
Nausar73133/
Najour73132/
Naihar73103/
Nazaar73102/
Naziar7391/
Nasair7388/
Narzar7384/
Naasor7351/
Nayare7349/
Nascar7347/
Nazart7346/
Nakhar7340/
Nasart7340/
Naazar7334/
Nasaur7329/
Nazarr7328/
Najoor7326/
Gnayar7319/
Nayard7319/
Naajir7318/
Naysar7318/
Nazarh7318/
Neijar7316/
Naasar7314/
Naizar7313/
Nagiar7312/
Nasear7312/
Nazear7312/
Nahair7312/
Nasarh7312/
Nahaur7311/
Najort7311/
Nasard739/
Nahsar738/
Najier737/
Nayarr736/
Naazor736/
Nahear736/
Nojhar735/
Nasarp735/
Nnayar735/
Najjor734/
Nnasar734/
Nauyar733/
Nnazar733/
Neyjar733/
Naajor733/
Nasgar732/
Nauzar732/
Nayhar732/
Nazarp732/
Nnajir732/
Nahzar732/
Nayaur731/
Najhre731/
Neazar731/
Nnajor731/
Nujahr731/
Nahiar731/
Nayart731/
Nayzar731/
Nasarr731/
Nasasr731/
Niojar731/
Niejar731/
Ngijar731/
Nahyar731/
Naiard731/
Naiare731/
Naijtr731/
Neejar731/
Nazasr731/
Nazsar731/
Nosaar731/
Gnasar731/
Neasar730/
Najzarová7164/
Nair67641,946/
Nazaire6710,416/
Nachare675,207/
Near671,155/
Nasarre671,024/
Naur67857/
Nakhare67717/
Naer67658/
Nasairh67639/
Naujeer67332/
Nazarre67219/
Naggiar67204/
Nasayre67157/
Nayr67137/
Nasaire6763/
Niejahr6746/
Nadzhar6734/
Nachard6720/
Nazzare6716/
Naasoor6715/
Nazaure6711/
Nujr6710/
Naichar678/
Gnazare677/
Nazhare675/
Noijard675/
Nachaur674/
Nausare674/
Nayhare674/
Natchar674/
Nachaar674/
Najjour674/
Nachear673/
Naihart673/
Neyjahr673/
Nasahar673/
Nakhair672/
Nhasare672/
Nhayare672/
Naihare672/
Naziarz672/
Nachart672/
Nachhar671/
Naikhar671/
Nauchar671/
Nausard671/
Naychar671/
Nayhard671/
Naykhar671/
Nazaird671/
Neijahr671/
Neijarr671/
Noujahr671/
Hnachar671/
Nojhhar671/
Najoire671/
Nakhear671/
Najchor671/
Naizare671/
Naır671/
Nauzard671/
Nazhear671/
Naazaar671/
Nnasare671/
Gnasare671/
Nnaijor671/
Nacharr671/
Nazzard671/
Najeerh671/
Naasaar671/
Nayhart670/

Najar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najar in the Georgian language
ნაჯარnajar-
Najar in the Tibetan language
ན་ཇར་najar-
Najar in the Bengali language
নজরnajara88.89
ণজর্najar3.7
নজরায়najaraya3.7
নজরলক্ষীnajaralaksi3.7
Najar in the Hindi language
नजरnajara87.84
नाजरnajara11.38
नजारnajara0.61
नाजारnajara0.07
नाजराnajara0.02
नजऱnajara0.02
नज़रnazara0.02
Najar in the Oriya language
ନାଜରnajara57.58
ନଜରnajara31.31
ନାଯରnayara3.03
ନାଜାରnajara2.53
ନଯରnayara1.52
ନଜର୍najar1.52
ନଜାରnajara1.01
ନାଜାର୍najar0.51
ନାଜର୍najar0.51
ନାସରnasara0.51
Najar in the Marathi language
नजरnajara43.78
नजारnajara29.73
नाजरnajara9.19
नाजारnajara2.16
नजीरnajira1.62
नाडारnadara1.08
नाजेरnajera1.08
नजनnajana1.08
नजराnajara0.54
आजमajama0.54
अतारatara0.54

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