Najia Surname
Approximately 2,130 people bear this surname
Najia Surname User-submission:
A feminized version of Njie, meaning 'confidant of the secret'.
Najia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Lebanon | 248 | 1:22,730 | 2,626 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Pakistan | 166 | 1:1,076,168 | 13,551 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Syria | 60 | 1:321,684 | 4,579 |
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Najia (156,458) may also be a first name.
Najia Surname Meaning
Najia Demographics
Average Najia Salary in
United States
$39,029 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Najia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najia (Arabic: نجيّة, Bengali: নাজিয়া, Georgian: ნაჯია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻴﻪ, Hindi: नाजिया, Marathi: नािजया, Oriya: ନାଜିଆ) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Najia is the 196,716th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,421,383 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Najia reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Najia is also the 6,713th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 156,458 people.
The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Beside Bangladesh this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 24 percent live and Lebanon, where 12 percent live.
Najia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Najia last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
Najia earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.55% less than the national average, earning $39,029 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najia in the Georgian language | ||
| ნაჯია | najia | - |
| Najia in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଜିଆ | naji'a | 92.04 |
| ନଜିଆ | naji'a | 6.64 |
| ନାଜୀଆ | naji'a | 0.88 |
| Najia in the Bengali language | ||
| নাজিয়া | najiya | 75 |
| ণাজিয়া | najiya | 25 |
| Najia in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजिया | najiya | 75 |
| नाजिआ | naji'a | 6.25 |
| नाजिा | najia | 6.25 |
| नजिया | najiya | 2.08 |
| नाजीया | najiya | 2.08 |
| नाजिअ | naji'a | 2.08 |
| नजीा | najia | 2.08 |
| नाजि़या | najiya | 2.08 |
| नजिा | najia | 2.08 |
| Najia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻴﻪ | alnajyh | 60.71 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻴﺔ | alnajyt | 34.6 |
| ﻧﺎﺟﻴﺔ | najyt | 1.56 |
| ﻧﺎﺟﻴﻪ | najyh | 0.89 |
| Najia in the Marathi language | ||
| नािजया | naijaya | 42.42 |
| नाजीआ | naji'a | 15.15 |
| नाझीया | najhiya | 15.15 |
| नाजीया | najiya | 12.12 |
| नािझया | naijhaya | 6.06 |
| नजीब | najiba | 3.03 |
| नाजीम | najima | 3.03 |
| नािजफ़ा | naijafa | 3.03 |
| Najia in the Arabic language | ||
| نجيّة | njyt | - |
| ناجيا | najya | - |
| نجية | njyt | - |
| ناجية | najyt | - |
| ناجيه | najyh | - |
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