Najayi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Najayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Najayi (23) may also be a first name.

Najayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Najayi is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Najayi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Najayi reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Najayi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.

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Ngeayi672/
Nayoji672/
Naujha671/
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Najoya671/
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Neejay671/
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Neaija671/
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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Najayi
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