Najif Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Najif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Najif (839) may also be a first name.
Najif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Najif (Hindi: नजीफ, Marathi: नजीफ, Oriya: ନଜିଫ୍) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Najif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,041,601st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Najif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Najif reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Najif is also the 281,864th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 839 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 52 percent reside, Kano, where 43 percent reside and Kogi, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najif in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଜିଫ୍ | najiph | - |
| Najif in the Hindi language | ||
| नजीफ | najipha | 68.49 |
| नाजिफ | najipha | 24.66 |
| नजीफ़ | najifa | 1.37 |
| नाजिफ़ | najifa | 1.37 |
| Najif in the Marathi language | ||
| नजीफ | najipha | 60 |
| नाजीफ | najipha | 33.33 |
| नाजीफ़ | najifa | 6.67 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Najif
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