Najeeb Surname

20,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Najeeb Surname User-submission:

The surname Najeeb means 'royalty', 'nobleman'.

Najeeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan9,4431:18,9181,113
Saudi Arabia3,1401:9,8271,385
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
India2,3211:330,48918,244
Egypt1,8611:49,4014,858
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
United Arab Emirates1,2931:7,086906
Syria7741:24,9371,710
Oman5601:6,586939
Maldives4971:81394
Qatar3211:7,346795
Jordan3161:27,9823,659
Bahrain3091:4,364792
England3011:185,11016,566
Nigeria2651:668,46331,178
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Canada471:783,94961,790
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Australia321:843,61652,533
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Yemen161:1,651,58112,512
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Najeeb (147,165) may also be a first name.

Najeeb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Najeeb means 'royalty', 'nobleman'.

- lnas

Najeeb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Najeeb (Arabic: النجيب, Dhivehi: ނަޖީބު, Hindi: नजीब, Marathi: नजीब, Oriya: ନଜିବ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Najeeb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Najeeb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,724th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 276,316 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Najeeb live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Najeeb is also the 7,124th most common forename globally, borne by 147,165 people.

The surname Najeeb is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 9,443 people, or 1 in 18,918. In Pakistan Najeeb is most numerous in: Punjab, where 37 percent reside, Sindh, where 21 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 19 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and Sudan, where 11 percent reside.

Najeeb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (82%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Najeeb are 18.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Najeeb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.66% more than the national average, earning $55,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning $59,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najeebp921/
Naajeeb921/
Nahjeeb921/
Najaeeb921/
Hnajeeb921/
Najeb91776/
Naseeb8329,105/
Nazeeb83236/
Najieb83160/
Nejeeb8349/
Najeef8327/
Nojeeb8326/
Najeep8324/
Najeev8310/
Nadjeb836/
Nujeeb835/
Naieeb834/
Nayeeb834/
Naweeb833/
Najjeb832/
Najeab832/
Najheb831/
Naujeb831/
Najepe831/
Najaeb831/
Nijeeb831/
Najefe831/
Naceeb831/
Neeb804,208/
Naeb80677/
Najb8074/
Nakheeb777/
Hnajieb771/
Hnazeeb771/
Najib7367,263/
Nageb738,157/
Nayeb733,907/
Najab73958/
Naseb73623/
Najev73248/
Naieb7333/
Najep7320/
Nejeb7318/
Nijeb7312/
Najef7310/
Naweb737/
Neebh737/
Nazeb735/
Ngaeb735/
Najub733/
Najyb733/
Neyeb733/
Nojeb733/
Najob731/
Neeab731/
Najew731/
Najhb731/
Naijb731/
Nadrzeeb711/
Nharzeeb711/
Nagieb672,831/
Nadjib672,147/
Nauseb67113/
Nayepe6786/
Nazeev6744/
Naheew6722/
Naseib6720/
Nayeef6720/
Najuib6719/
Ngajib6713/
Nayjib6710/
Najoub679/
Najjib679/
Naajib678/
Nacheb678/
Nasieb677/
Najoob675/
Nazeib675/
Ngajew675/
Naoueb674/
Nasepe673/
Najeva672/
Nazeep672/
Najaib672/
Naggeb672/
Hneebh672/
Najiev671/
Nozeeb671/
Nagetb671/
Najipe671/
Naheib671/
Nayaeb671/
Nayyeb671/
Neiseb671/
Neajib671/
Nuyaeb671/
Negieb671/
Najibh671/
Najabt671/
Nahjab671/
Nayefe671/
Nazjib671/
Naweew671/
Nojieb671/
Nheebh671/

Najeeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najeeb in the Oriya language
ନଜିବnajiba-
Najeeb in the Dhivehi language
ނަޖީބުnajibu-
Najeeb in the Hindi language
नजीबnajiba98.61
नाजिबnajiba1.39
Najeeb in the Marathi language
नजीबnajiba61.54
नाजीबnajiba34.97
नािजबnaijaba0.7
नजाबnajaba0.7
अनाजीबanajiba0.7
नझीबnajhiba0.7
नजीबाnajiba0.7
Najeeb in the Arabic language
النجيبalnjyb-

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