Najera Surname

4,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Najera Surname User-submission:

Navarro, Navarijo, and Najara, Najera are habitational surnames. It originally indicated a resident of the ancient kingdom of Navarre, now divided between France and Spain. The name itself means 'the treeless country' or perhaps 'the country above the trees'.

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Najera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico75,1281:1,652241
Guatemala22,6281:711128
United States12,9741:27,9373,488
Honduras4,1011:2,150324
El Salvador2,5701:2,468375
Philippines2,3721:42,6816,792
Spain2,2071:21,1842,303
Costa Rica2,1471:2,226290
Ecuador1,2661:12,5641,986
Peru1,2201:26,0532,808
Colombia7491:63,7842,928
Panama2731:14,3311,102
Argentina2671:160,08813,499
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Venezuela1401:215,7435,659
Nicaragua1361:44,2731,354
Canada941:391,97434,739
Belize911:3,906739
Chile311:568,27313,994
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France261:2,554,720189,486
Bolivia221:482,5654,346
England211:2,653,24194,788
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Nájera (759), Nàjera (17) & Najéra (1) are calculated separately.

Najera (9,075) may also be a first name.

Najera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Navarro, Navarijo, and Najara, Najera are habitational surnames. It originally indicated a resident of the ancient kingdom of Navarre, now divided between France and Spain. The name itself means 'the treeless country' or perhaps 'the country above the trees'.

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Najera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Najera (Bengali: নাজেরা, Hindi: नाजेरा, Marathi: नाजेरा, Oriya: ନାେଜରା) is found most in Mexico. It may also occur as a variant: Nájera, Nàjera or Najéra. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Najera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,363rd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,523 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Najera are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Najera is also the 65,349th most common given name at a global level It is held by 9,075 people.

The last name Najera is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 75,128 people, or 1 in 1,652. In Mexico it is most common in: México, where 13 percent live, Guerrero, where 10 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Not including Mexico this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Najera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Najera last name are 41.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Najera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,211 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $20,826,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning $35,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $56,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nájera94759/
Nàjera9417/
Najéra941/
Najeera9249/
Najerah9219/
Najerra926/
Najeraa923/
Najeira922/
Najerea921/
Najeraj921/
Nahjera921/
Nadjera921/
Najiera921/
Najra91748/
Naera91367/
Najerath861/
Naajeera861/
Najjeera861/
Najeerah861/
Najerzai861/
Nagera832,500/
Najira831,430/
Najara83940/
Nayera83420/
Nasera83296/
Nacera83151/
Nawera83129/
Najeri83124/
Naerga83122/
Nazera8389/
Najero8372/
Nejera8341/
Najrah8339/
Najura8334/
Najere8331/
Naiera837/
Nhaera835/
Najora835/
Najery834/
Nijera833/
Nojera833/
Nujera832/
Naerra831/
Naajra831/
Nyjera831/
Najrha831/
Najrad831/
Najrai831/
Najraj831/
Najherath806/
Nahwera7710,624/
Nazeera77917/
Naseera77703/
Nadjira77509/
Nazeraj77256/
Najjero77176/
Najorra77131/
Nazerau7776/
Naweera7761/
Najirah7757/
Naserah7733/
Nacerau7729/
Najarah7727/
Najjira7727/
Naziera7721/
Naisera7720/
Naserau7718/
Nawerah7717/
Najaray7715/
Najeero7714/
Najrath7712/
Naeraja7712/
Nasetra7710/
Najiraa779/
Ngayera779/
Najoura779/
Ngajira777/
Nageras777/
Naserat776/
Najeroh775/
Nagiera774/
Najaraj774/
Najarai774/
Nayeera774/
Nazerat773/
Nadgera773/
Naasera772/
Najrash772/
Najarha771/
Najarra771/
Najerro771/
Najiora771/
Najorga771/
Nagetra771/
Naajira771/
Naugera771/
Najerez771/
Nacerra771/
Nagerai771/
Najirra771/
Najrzai771/
Najerie771/
Nahyera771/
Naijira771/
Naijrat771/
Nachera771/
Nayerra771/
Naawera771/
Nnajero771/
Nnawera771/
Nyojera771/
Nejerea771/
Najeros771/
Najajra771/
Ngajeri771/
Nazerra771/
Natjira771/
Nascera771/
Nasiera771/
Naseara771/
Nojeera771/
Neira7385,767/
Neyra7333,740/
Naira734,646/
Narea733,446/
Nayra731,608/
Nuera731,531/
Neera731,330/
Najri731,026/
Naura73974/
Niera73253/
Nyera73199/
Neura7397/
Neara7376/
Noera7371/
Najro7364/
Naeri7362/
Najre7340/
Najry739/
Naere738/
Naery734/
Nijra734/
Naero732/
Nujra732/
Neíra731/
Naíra731/
Nejra731/
Nahweera71296/
Najjeero71117/
Nazeeray7158/
Nazereau7123/
Najarath7120/
Nazierah7113/
Naseeraa717/
Naseerai717/
Najiraah716/
Naahwera716/
Naseerat714/
Nazhiera713/
Nahagera713/
Nahajara712/
Naserrad712/
Ngachera712/
Najarzah712/
Naweerat712/
Nazeeraa712/
Najareha711/
Nadgerai711/
Naaceira711/
Nnaseera711/
Najajrah711/
Najiraja711/
Najhirah711/
Nahawera711/
Nahjereh711/
Naieraya711/
Nadjirai711/
Nazeyrat711/
Najaraja711/
Nagesrau711/
Nazierra711/
Nasierra711/
Najari6720,209/
Nocera6713,288/
Ngaira675,560/
Nasira674,998/
Nazira673,359/
Nairat673,314/
Nehara673,188/
Nayara671,511/
Ngaere671,451/
Neeraj671,412/
Narrea67993/
Neyrat67928/
Nairay67707/
Nierra67695/
Nayeri67650/
Najare67621/
Nowera67586/
Najroo67556/
Najiri67497/
Nacero67486/
Naaira67477/
Najaro67376/
Nojara67347/
Nierga67317/
Nogera67243/
Nacira67220/
Neuray67214/
Nagira67212/
Neirat67206/
Naweri67203/
Nayere67190/
Nayira67143/
Nauras67129/
Najore67126/
Nyerai67117/
Nheera67115/
Najire67103/
Nairah6797/
Naieri6772/
Nahura6770/
Nayrat6767/
Neurad6763/
Nyerga6763/
Neuraz6758/
Nyiara6757/
Nauraz6756/
Naurat6749/
Nearer6745/
Nauray6744/
Nagero6742/
Nawere6742/
Neiras6740/
Neutra6739/
Najori6738/
Niyara6733/
Ngaura6731/
Nauraj6730/
Najary6726/
Nearad6725/
Najuri6724/
Nawero6721/
Nasero6721/
Nazero6718/
Nairaj6716/
Neyara6715/
Nejara6715/
Nejero6715/
Najtre6715/
Nayery6714/
Nyiera6714/
Naitra6713/
Nearat6713/
Neyras6713/
Nhaura6712/
Nijara6712/
Nairas6712/
Nosera6711/
Nujira6710/
Nautra6710/
Naisra679/
Naurer678/
Naiara678/
Naurah678/
Neihra678/
Nazyra677/
N'Yera677/
Nujeri675/
Nojora675/
Nairra675/
Naurai674/
Nayora674/
Nieyra674/
Niyera674/
Nauere674/
Nhaira674/
Naiyra673/
Nozera673/
Nouera673/
Naiere673/
Nágera673/
Nijira673/
Ngoera672/
Najure672/
Nyyara672/
Nairai672/
Nayras672/
Naarea672/
Neyrra672/
Najoro672/
Nairga672/
Nájara672/
Nuerra672/
Nojeri672/
Nijeri672/
Naséra672/
Ngayra672/
Nadzierah672/
Najhirach671/
Najhre671/
Naurad671/
Naurza671/
Nayyra671/
Nijhra671/
Nijora671/
Neyera671/
Neyraa671/
Neiray671/
Nejira671/
Niehra671/
Nheura671/
Noerra671/
Naiery671/
Neeray671/
Noeraa671/
Nairau671/
Nnaere671/
Najrio671/
Najuro671/
Nairap671/
Nahadjira671/
Naiura671/
Nayero671/
Nayrea671/
Nayura671/
Neirra671/
Ngnodjera671/
Ngeara671/
Neuras671/
Nearea671/
Nujere671/
Noiara671/
Najiro671/
Najrod671/
Nuyara671/
Nazeeraah671/
Nazzierah671/
Neurat670/
Neurah670/

Najera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najera in the Bengali language
নাজেরাnajera-
Najera in the Hindi language
नाजेराnajera92.59
नजेराnajera6.17
नजीराnajira1.23
Najera in the Marathi language
नाजेराnajera90.69
नजेराnajera3.15
नजराnajara1.15
नाजेरnajera1
नजीरnajira0.57
नािजराnaijara0.43
नाजेराबीnajerabi0.29
नाजेशnajesa0.29
नाजेरुनnajeruna0.14
नजेरnajera0.14
नाज़ेराnazera0.14
नाजीराnajira0.14
नाजराnajara0.14
Najera in the Oriya language
ନାେଜରାnaejara81.25
ନାଜରାnajara6.25
ନେଜରାnejara6.25
ନାେଯରାnaeyara6.25

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