Najem Surname
Approximately 26,970 people bear this surname
Najem Surname User-submission:
Meaning: 'star'; 'celestial body'.
Najem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 9,793 | 1:638 | 128 |
| Morocco | 7,089 | 1:4,863 | 558 |
| Mauritania | 4,676 | 1:876 | 119 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,862 | 1:10,781 | 1,501 |
| United States | 345 | 1:1,050,606 | 76,867 |
| Bahrain | 323 | 1:4,175 | 737 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Kuwait | 231 | 1:16,453 | 2,197 |
| Iraq | 220 | 1:159,189 | 4,045 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 144 | 1:63,627 | 6,068 |
| France | 91 | 1:729,920 | 91,032 |
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Spain | 58 | 1:806,070 | 33,159 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Syria | 23 | 1:839,175 | 6,287 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Oman | 13 | 1:283,690 | 4,528 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Nájem (1) are calculated separately.
Najem (5,583) may also be a first name.
Najem Surname Meaning
Najem Demographics
Average Najem Salary in
United States
$53,949 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Najem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najem in the Marathi language | ||
| नाजेम | najema | 90.83 |
| नाजीम | najima | 1.75 |
| नाजेमा | najema | 1.31 |
| नजीम | najima | 0.44 |
| आजीम | ajima | 0.44 |
| नाजेमा़ | najema | 0.44 |
| आजम | ajama | 0.44 |
| नजेम | najema | 0.44 |
| अजीम | ajima | 0.44 |
| Najem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﺟﻢ | najm | 75.63 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻢ | alnajm | 23.94 |
| ﻧﺎﺣﻢ | nahm | 0.14 |
| Najem in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजिम | najima | 71.43 |
| नाजेम | najema | 14.29 |
| नजीम | najima | 7.14 |
| नाजीम | najima | 7.14 |
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