Najib Surname

8,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Najib Surname User-submission:

An Arab name, meaning 'noble', 'intelligent'.

Najib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco12,8141:2,691221
Egypt12,2341:7,515916
Pakistan11,4671:15,5791,009
Indonesia10,6611:12,4051,568
Nigeria4,9181:36,0192,920
Malaysia4,0651:7,256893
Afghanistan3,6481:8,814668
Iran1,9161:40,0744,673
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Somalia7841:17,1581,068
India7131:1,075,82844,491
England5801:96,06610,225
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
France4171:159,28724,743
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
United Arab Emirates2391:38,3364,043
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Spain961:487,00024,732
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Canada451:818,79163,991
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Brunei381:11,0191,313
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Niger281:685,42916,503
Kenya281:1,649,28235,844
Romania271:743,62550,353
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Libya91:693,7751,982
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman41:921,9937,313
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Guyana31:254,07411,262
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Najib (148,908) may also be a first name.

Najib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arab name, meaning 'noble', 'intelligent'.

- meknassi

Najib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Najib (Arabic: نجيـب, Bengali: নজিব, Georgian: ნაჯიბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻴﺐ, Hindi: नजीब, Marathi: नजीब, Oriya: ନଜିବ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Najib? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,476th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,344 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Najib live; 37 percent live in North Africa and 27 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 7,050th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 148,908 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 12,814 people, or 1 in 2,691. Not including Morocco this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Najib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Najib last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Najib are 5.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.95% registered with the party.

The amount Najib earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.38% less than the national average, earning 237,477 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.11% more than the national average, earning R 397,116 per year; in United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadjib912,147/
Najieb91160/
Najuib9119/
Ngajib9113/
Nayjib9110/
Najjib919/
Naajib918/
Najaib912/
Neajib911/
Najibh911/
Nazjib911/
Naib8912,047/
Najb8974/
Hnajieb831/
Nagib8019,798/
Nasib8017,248/
Nejib806,644/
Nazib802,072/
Najab80958/
Nacib80802/
Najeb80776/
Nayib80506/
Najip80243/
Najif80241/
Nhaib80219/
Najiv80144/
Naieb8033/
Nojib8033/
Naibh8016/
Nujib8015/
Naiab809/
Hnaib808/
Nijib806/
Ngaib805/
Néjib804/
Naitb804/
Najiw803/
Najub803/
Naiib803/
Najyb803/
Najob801/
Naisb801/
Naaib801/
Najhb801/
Naijb801/
Najeeb7326,374/
Nagieb732,831/
Nazaib732,116/
Nakhib73154/
Nadzib73119/
Nayibh7322/
Naseib7320/
Najiph7313/
Najhif7312/
Najoub739/
Nasieb737/
Naiubh737/
Nazhib736/
Nadjeb736/
Najoob735/
Nazeib735/
Naieeb734/
Nasibh733/
Nahjif733/
Nasaib733/
Nachib733/
Naasib732/
Naihib732/
Najjeb732/
Najeab732/
Ngajip732/
Nozaib732/
Najheb731/
Najiev731/
Naujeb731/
Nasibs731/
Naagib731/
Najipe731/
Najjip731/
Naheib731/
Naiabh731/
Naaibh731/
Naizib731/
Najabt731/
Nahjab731/
Naggib731/
Nojieb731/
Ngazib731/
Naif6710,574/
Noib672,189/
Naibova67710/
Naeb67677/
Naip67353/
Neib67321/
Nieb67182/
Nayb6774/
Naiv6729/
Naub6724/
Nadzhib6716/
Neab6714/
Najf6712/
Najhiph674/
Najw672/
Najeebp671/
Naajeeb671/
Néib671/
Nnajife671/
Nahjeeb671/
Nausaib671/
Nahjoob671/
Najp671/
Najv671/
Naiw671/
Nujb671/
Nijb671/
Hnajeeb671/

Najib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najib in the Georgian language
ნაჯიბnajib-
Najib in the Hindi language
नजीबnajiba94.01
नाजिबnajiba3.22
नाजीबnajiba2.14
नजिबnajiba0.36
नाजि़बnajiba0.18
नसीबnasiba0.09
Najib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻴﺐalnjyb91.67
ﻧﺠﻴﺐnjyb8.33
Najib in the Marathi language
नजीबnajiba81.82
नािजबnaijaba4.96
नाजीबnajiba4.13
नजीरnajira2.48
नबीnabi0.83
नजीबाnajiba0.83
नेजीबnejiba0.83
नजीमnajima0.83
अजीजajija0.83
नाजीवnajiva0.83
Najib in the Oriya language
ନଜିବnajiba67.39
ନଜିବ୍najib15.22
ନାଜିବnajiba10.87
ନାଜୀବnajiba2.17
ନଯିବnayiba2.17
ନଜୀବnajiba2.17
Najib in the Bengali language
নজিবnajiba52.38
নজীবnajiba28.57
নাজিবnajiba19.05
Najib in the Arabic language
نجيـبnjyb-
نجيباnjyba-
نجيبnjyb-

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