Najas Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Najas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2681:174,44812,411
Ecuador2021:78,7425,637
Colombia1511:316,3855,867
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Jordan571:155,1308,553
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France181:3,690,151224,666
India171:45,121,493474,784
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Najas (239) may also be a first name.

Najas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Najas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Najas (Arabic: نجاصه, Hindi: नजस, Marathi: नाजस, Oriya: ନାଜସ) is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Najas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 369,492nd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,489,770 people. The last name Najas is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Najas reside; 42 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 578,640th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 239 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 174,448. In Spain Najas is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 37 percent are found, Catalonia, where 17 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 17 percent are found. Beside Spain it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 21 percent are found and Colombia, where 16 percent are found.

Najas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Najas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Najas surname expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Najas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Najas last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Najas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 55.62% more than the national average, earning $35,330,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.7% more than the national average, earning $51,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.83% more than the national average, earning $71,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najash9128/
Ngajas9111/
Naijas916/
Najass912/
Najase912/
Nahjas911/
Najais911/
Najhas911/
Naujas911/
Najs89184/
Najhaus8319/
Najhass837/
Najauts832/
Najaish831/
Najaszd831/
Nadjase831/
Najis80454/
Najax80295/
Najos80294/
Najac80225/
Nojas80165/
Nijas80158/
Nayas80100/
Nacas8096/
Nejas8090/
Nasas8073/
Nazas8064/
Najes8040/
Najaj8032/
Najus8029/
Najaz8016/
Najsh8012/
Naias806/
Najsz802/
Najjs801/
Najchaus7715/
Najahash771/
Nahhas734,069/
Nejash731,623/
Nayase73875/
Najish73693/
Najjaj73322/
Nayash73135/
Nachas73123/
Nacass7344/
Nazash7332/
Najesh7328/
Ngajis7320/
Nahias7312/
Naihas7312/
Nakhas7311/
Najous739/
Naucas737/
Nijash736/
Nacash735/
Najohs735/
Nasase735/
Naaish733/
Najees732/
Nejass732/
Najush732/
Nahajs732/
Nascas732/
Nayass732/
Naisas732/
Narzas732/
Najgis731/
Naajis731/
Nasash731/
Nasais731/
Nazias731/
Nagias731/
Najest731/
Nazzas731/
Ngaias731/
Naaise731/
Nijias731/
Naycas731/
Nojahs731/
Nejase731/
Najios731/
Nadjaj731/
Nijs678,014/
Naus673,707/
Neas671,621/
Naes671,230/
Nais67916/
Nays67799/
Najz67135/
Nakhash6786/
Naij6775/
Najj6747/
Nacasch6727/
Najč6720/
Naihaus6719/
Neaj6715/
Nayashe6714/
Naisais678/
Nauj675/
Nahayts675/
Nejs672/
Najx672/
Naijhac671/
Naajish671/
Nachahs671/
Nakhase671/
Nausasd671/
Néas671/
Najc671/
Naujohs671/
Naukhas671/
Nasease671/
Nasashe671/
Neazash671/
Najache671/
Nadjadj671/
Nadjose671/
Najachz670/

Najas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najas in the Oriya language
ନାଜସnajasa-
Najas in the Marathi language
नाजसnajasa-
Najas in the Hindi language
नजसnajasa58.33
नाजसnajasa33.33
नाजासnajasa8.33
Najas in the Arabic language
نجاصهnjash-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Najas
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