Najeem Surname

85,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Najeem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najeem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0121:44,1533,445
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
India4371:1,755,29862,846
Pakistan2691:664,10410,220
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Najeem (14,046) may also be a first name.

Najeem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Najeem (Hindi: नाजिम, Marathi: नाजीम, Oriya: ନାଜିମ୍) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Najeem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Najeem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,944th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,299,259 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Najeem are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 48,515th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 14,046 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,012 people, or 1 in 44,153. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 27 percent are found, Oyo, where 26 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Najeem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

Najeem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadjeem924/
Naujeem923/
Naajeem922/
Najheem921/
Najieem921/
Najem9126,970/
Najeemck861/
Naseem83161,724/
Nayeem8363,923/
Nazeem835,176/
Nadjem834,924/
Nojeem831,206/
Naieem83655/
Na'eem83283/
Najiem83203/
Najeen8362/
Nejeem8333/
Najhem8330/
Nujeem8327/
Naaeem8322/
N'Ajem8321/
Naeyem839/
Naceem836/
Naweem831/
Najjem831/
Naijem831/
Najeim831/
Najm80159,841/
Naem8030,106/
Neem804,198/
Naadjem7754/
Nachjem7710/
Nadjeme779/
Nakheem777/
Nnajeme775/
Naiyeem774/
Naheemm773/
Nayyeem773/
Naseeme773/
Naaseem773/
Naazeem772/
Nnaseem772/
Naiseem771/
Naujeen771/
Nayajem771/
Nayeeme771/
Nayteem771/
Nnojeem771/
Najjeme771/
Nazheem771/
Nawejem771/
Naseemm771/
Nahajem771/
Naeeeem771/
Nazeemh771/
Nayem7365,131/
Najim7344,304/
Nazem7315,266/
Najam7314,971/
Naiem7313,355/
Nagem737,199/
Nasem73839/
Najum73548/
Nijem73524/
Nejem73381/
Najom7378/
Naemh7344/
Ngaem7340/
Nojem7338/
Nacem7336/
Nheem7334/
Neeam7321/
Najen7315/
Neyem7313/
Naijm734/
Nae'm734/
Naemm733/
Naajm731/
Nauem731/
Nawem731/
Nnajm731/
Najúm731/
Nájem731/
Nujem731/
Neeym731/
Neiem731/
Ngajiyem7110/
Naiene6711,160/
Nayeen671,204/
Najoom671,037/
Nadjim67765/
Naiyem67639/
Najmeh67475/
Naseme67347/
Nuyaem67282/
Nayaem67281/
Najhim67219/
Naseen67202/
Noyaem67184/
Nazeen67175/
Nawene67162/
Nasiem67160/
Naajim6746/
Nayiem6744/
Najoum6744/
Nachem6739/
Nayeme6732/
Nojeim6730/
Ngajim6730/
Naween6721/
Ngajam6719/
Ngojem6719/
Nujeen6718/
Narzem6717/
Nojeen6715/
Naisem6715/
Naijen6713/
Nazeim6713/
Najème6713/
Najaim6712/
Ngajum6712/
Nayene6712/
Nazemh6712/
Noyeem6710/
Neejam679/
Naziem679/
Gnayem678/
Nageme678/
Nagemd677/
Nadjen677/
Naieen676/
Neejim676/
Naseam675/
Nayyem675/
Neyeem674/
Neayem674/
Naijim674/
Noseem674/
Nieyem674/
Nyhjem674/
Ngeyem674/
Nazeme674/
Najijm673/
Naseim673/
Naujim673/
Nascem673/
Niejem673/
Nazhem673/
Naweme673/
Noijem672/
Najimm672/
Naasem672/
Nauyem672/
Nayemm672/
Noujem672/
Neeyom672/
Nujaem672/
Naaeim672/
Nahjam671/
Naioem671/
Najiom671/
Najjim671/
N'Ouaijem671/
Neeiam671/
Neggem671/
Neaujm671/
Nazeam671/
Nazzem671/
Nasjim671/
Neitem671/
Nnajam671/
Neaiem671/
Naycem671/
Nayzem671/
Nyeyem671/
Nnayem671/
Neeyam671/
Naheim671/
Nayemh671/
Neigem671/
Neasem671/
Ngayem671/
Neyeme671/
Nojemn671/
Najumg671/
Nakhem671/
Naceam671/
Naceim671/
Nasemm671/
Noiaem671/
Neucem670/
Neuzem670/

Najeem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najeem in the Oriya language
ନାଜିମ୍najim-
Najeem in the Marathi language
नाजीमnajima54.84
नजीमnajima32.26
नािजमnaijama11.83
नाझीमnajhima1.08
Najeem in the Hindi language
नाजिमnajima35
नाजीमnajima33.33
नजीमnajima31.67

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Footnotes

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