Najeef Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Najeef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najeef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Najeef (43) may also be a first name.

Najeef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Najeef is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Najeef? popularity and diffusion

Najeef is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Najeef live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Najeef is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 43 people.

Najeef is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 63 percent are found, Jigawa, where 13 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and Pakistan, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Naseef834,594/
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Naief73371/
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Nahjif673/
Noseef672/
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Hneefh672/
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Najeab672/
Nadjif671/
Neisef671/
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Naweew671/
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Hneeff671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Najeef
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