Najjar Surname

3,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Najjar Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the last name is 'carpenter', from the Semitic root, نجر.

Najjar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt87,3131:1,053145
Jordan21,5541:41036
Saudi Arabia15,1851:2,032235
Iran10,6021:7,2421,004
Libya8,5151:733162
Palestine6,8081:66867
Syria6,0761:3,177377
Lebanon2,9981:1,880362
Yemen2,4271:10,8881,331
United States2,3671:153,13015,705
Morocco1,2611:27,3404,350
Iraq5611:62,4272,266
United Arab Emirates5261:17,4192,077
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Oman4341:8,4981,173
France4211:157,77424,492
Bahrain4111:3,281540
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Canada2991:123,22912,908
Tunisia2551:2,395294
Australia2231:121,05713,326
Israel2061:41,5425,651
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
Germany1451:555,21045,787
England1051:530,64833,151
Spain721:649,33429,324
Venezuela691:437,7408,753
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Romania301:669,26246,959
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Wales191:162,87011,152
Finland181:305,37222,464
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Austria181:473,08046,251
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Najjar (4,095) may also be a first name.

Najjar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the last name is 'carpenter', from the Semitic root, نجر.

- anajor

Najjar Last Name Facts

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

Najjar (Arabic: النجّار, Hindi: नज्जर, Marathi: नाार) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Najjar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,294th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,651 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Najjar reside; 57 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 108,746th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 4,095 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 87,313 people, or 1 in 1,053. Other than Egypt this surname is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 13 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found.

Najjar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Najjar last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Najjar surname are 7.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Najjar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.16% more than the national average, earning R 497,052 per year; in United States they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $55,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $54,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najjaar9245/
Najjair9212/
Najjiar926/
Najajar924/
Najjarr922/
Naijjar921/
Najjaur921/
Najar9138,593/
Njjar91204/
Nejjar8312,582/
Nijjar834,630/
Nadjar832,049/
Najiar83462/
Najhar83244/
Najaar83159/
Najair8375/
Najžar8357/
Najzar8353/
Naijar8321/
Najarr8318/
Naajar8310/
Nayjar839/
Natjar835/
Naujar835/
Najjor834/
Najear834/
Nazjar832/
Nahjar831/
Najoar831/
Njar80832/
Najhajhar801/
Nahajar7732/
Nadjare7730/
Najahar7715/
Nijjhar7711/
Najjour774/
Naujhar771/
Najehar771/
Najesar771/
Naddjar771/
Najhaar771/
Naajhar771/
Najihar771/
Nazar73258,742/
Nasar7341,032/
Nacar7317,326/
Nejar733,020/
Nijar731,410/
Najor73688/
Nauar73124/
Nájar7340/
Nojar7324/
Njare7317/
Nyaar7313/
Njard737/
Njhar736/
Njair734/
Naaor734/
Neaar733/
Nàjar732/
Nhaar731/
Naear731/
Njarh731/
Níjar731/
Njart731/
Niaar731/
Najahard7127/
Najajreh7111/
Najhahar714/
Najhehar713/
Nadjiare712/
Nadjarre711/
Naajhare711/
Neaujahr711/
Nayajhar711/
Naidjair711/
Nayyar6717,802/
Nedjar6716,584/
Nazare6712,292/
Nasare675,765/
Naiyar672,684/
Nasaar671,302/
Nazzar67743/
Nisaar67691/
Naisar67317/
Nazair67259/
Nazard67222/
Nijhar67195/
Nazgar67181/
Nazhar67147/
Nausar67133/
Najour67132/
Nazaar67102/
Naziar6791/
Nasair6788/
Narzar6784/
Najzarová6764/
Nidjar6760/
Nizaar6753/
Naasor6751/
Nascar6747/
Nazart6746/
Nasart6740/
Naazar6734/
Naayar6731/
Nasaur6729/
Nazarr6728/
Nasyar6726/
Najoor6726/
Naysar6718/
Nazarh6718/
Najahsair6717/
Nijare6716/
Neijar6716/
Naasar6714/
Nocjar6714/
Nijaar6714/
Naizar6713/
Nagiar6712/
Nayaar6712/
Nasear6712/
Nazear6712/
Nasarh6712/
Najort6711/
Nauhar6710/
Nazyar6710/
Nasard679/
Nyahar679/
Nijjor679/
Nesaar679/
Nayear679/
Nahhar679/
Nahsar678/
Nihaar677/
Naazor676/
Nahear676/
Nojhar675/
Nasarp675/
Nezaar675/
Nesjar674/
Nnasar674/
Nagear674/
Nehaar674/
Neahar673/
Nahuar673/
Neyaar673/
Nnazar673/
Neyjar673/
Naajor673/
Nasgar672/
Nujhar672/
Nauzar672/
Nayiar672/
Nazarp672/
Nahgar672/
Nyaare672/
Nahzar672/
Neazar671/
Njahar671/
Nnajor671/
Neujar671/
Nauare671/
Nayzar671/
Nasarr671/
Nasasr671/
Njhare671/
Njaure671/
Nouaar671/
Neejar671/
Nazasr671/
Nazsar671/
Nosaar671/
Gnahar671/
Gnasar671/
Neasar670/

Najjar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najjar in the Marathi language
नाारnaara-
Najjar in the Hindi language
नज्जरnajjara79.17
नज्जारnajjara18.75
नज़्जारnazjara2.08
Najjar in the Arabic language
النجّارalnjar-
نجاّرnjar-
النجارalnjar-
نجارnjar-

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