Najem Surname

20,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Najem Surname User-submission:

Meaning: 'star'; 'celestial body'.

Najem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya9,7931:638128
Morocco7,0891:4,863558
Mauritania4,6761:876119
Saudi Arabia2,8621:10,7811,501
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Bahrain3231:4,175737
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Kuwait2311:16,4532,197
Iraq2201:159,1894,045
Canada1831:201,34219,659
United Arab Emirates1441:63,6276,068
France911:729,92091,032
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Spain581:806,07033,159
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
England391:1,428,66862,556
India361:21,307,372304,812
Australia281:964,13257,058
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Syria231:839,1756,287
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Oman131:283,6904,528
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Norway111:467,48139,375
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Nájem (1) are calculated separately.

Najem (5,583) may also be a first name.

Najem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'star'; 'celestial body'.

- jihane123

Najem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Najem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺟﻢ, Hindi: नाजिम, Marathi: नाजेम) is found in Libya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Nájem. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Najem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Najem is the 20,286th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 270,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Najem reside; 64 percent reside in North Africa and 38 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 89,670th most widely held given name internationally, held by 5,583 people.

It is most frequently used in Libya, where it is carried by 9,793 people, or 1 in 638. Aside from Libya this last name exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 26 percent are found and Mauritania, where 17 percent are found.

Najem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Najem are 9.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Najem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning 238,625 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.03% more than the national average, earning $53,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,713 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nájem931/
Najeem915,609/
Nadjem914,924/
Najiem91203/
Najhem9130/
N'Ajem9121/
Najjem911/
Naijem911/
Najeim911/
Najm89159,841/
Naem8930,106/
Naadjem8354/
Nachjem8310/
Nadjeme839/
Nnajeme835/
Nadjeem834/
Naujeem833/
Naajeem832/
Najheem831/
Najjeme831/
Nahajem831/
Nayem8065,131/
Najim8044,304/
Nazem8015,266/
Najam8014,971/
Naiem8013,355/
Nagem807,199/
Nasem80839/
Najum80548/
Nijem80524/
Nejem80381/
Najom8078/
Naemh8044/
Ngaem8040/
Nojem8038/
Nacem8036/
Najen8015/
Naijm804/
Nae'm804/
Naemm803/
Naajm801/
Nauem801/
Nawem801/
Nnajm801/
Najúm801/
Nujem801/
Najeemck771/
Naseem73161,724/
Nayeem7363,923/
Nazeem735,176/
Nojeem731,206/
Najoom731,037/
Nadjim73765/
Naieem73655/
Najmeh73475/
Naseme73347/
Na'eem73283/
Najhim73219/
Nasiem73160/
Najeen7362/
Naajim7346/
Nayiem7344/
Najoum7344/
Nachem7339/
Nejeem7333/
Nayeme7332/
Nojeim7330/
Ngajim7330/
Nujeem7327/
Ngajam7319/
Ngojem7319/
Narzem7317/
Naisem7315/
Naijen7313/
Nazeim7313/
Najème7313/
Najaim7312/
Ngajum7312/
Nazemh7312/
Naziem739/
Gnayem738/
Nageme738/
Nagemd737/
Nadjen737/
Naceem736/
Naseam735/
Naijim734/
Nyhjem734/
Nazeme734/
Najijm733/
Naseim733/
Naujim733/
Nascem733/
Niejem733/
Nazhem733/
Naweme733/
Noijem732/
Najimm732/
Naasem732/
Nauyem732/
Nayemm732/
Noujem732/
Nahjam731/
Naioem731/
Najiom731/
Najjim731/
Neaujm731/
Nazeam731/
Nazzem731/
Nasjim731/
Nnajam731/
Naycem731/
Nayzem731/
Nnayem731/
Naweem731/
Naheim731/
Nayemh731/
Neasem731/
Ngayem731/
Nojemn731/
Najumg731/
Nakhem731/
Naceam731/
Naceim731/
Nasemm731/
Naim67151,808/
Naum675,602/
Neem674,198/
Niem672,933/
Naym672,481/
Nyem671,880/
Naen671,493/
Neam67973/
Nejm67825/
Noem67638/
Naissem67632/
Neim67393/
Neum67162/
Naaijen6793/
Noujeim6782/
Nuem6750/
Nijm6749/
Nasemhe6737/
Najn6726/
Nadjeng6710/
Nazemhe6710/
Noudjem678/
Nakheem677/
Nadzhem676/
Naikhem676/
Nachiem675/
Najienė675/
Neym674/
Nnachem674/
Naîm674/
Naheemm673/
Naseeme673/
Najoume673/
Naaseem673/
Naazeem672/
Nadjime672/
Nijieme672/
Nnujeme672/
Nnaseem672/
Neassem672/
Natchem671/
Naiseem671/
Nadjend671/
Naajamm671/
Naaseam671/
Naujeen671/
Nayeeme671/
Nayteem671/
Hnaihem671/
Nachetm671/
Najamme671/
Nnojeem671/
Neyjeme671/
Nnaieme671/
Najigne671/
Nahseim671/
Naigeme671/
Naiseum671/
Nacheme671/
Naím671/
Nazheem671/
Nasdjim671/
Naseemm671/
Ngnajim671/
Nhachem671/
Najaime671/
Najanne671/
Nahseam671/
Nazeemh671/
Naujaim671/
Noojiem671/

Najem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najem in the Marathi language
नाजेमnajema90.83
नाजीमnajima1.75
नाजेमाnajema1.31
नजीमnajima0.44
आजीमajima0.44
नाजेमा़najema0.44
आजमajama0.44
नजेमnajema0.44
अजीमajima0.44
Najem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﺟﻢnajm75.63
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻢalnajm23.94
ﻧﺎﺣﻢnahm0.14
Najem in the Hindi language
नाजिमnajima71.43
नाजेमnajema14.29
नजीमnajima7.14
नाजीमnajima7.14

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