Najm Surname

3,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Najm Surname User-submission:

An Egypt surname that belongs to a few Arabian tribes who left Arabia around 1300 years ago; known as Ansar, as per official documents, they're direct descendants from the sons of Saad ibn Obada, the ruler of Madina in 1400. They left Arabia to escape religious abuse.

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Najm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq120,3761:29154
Syria10,0811:1,915233
Lebanon9,3361:604104
Jordan4,2291:2,091389
Saudi Arabia2,5841:11,9411,646
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Palestine2,4531:1,854367
Morocco1,8401:18,7372,884
Iran1,7621:43,5774,992
Egypt1,5251:60,2865,690
Kuwait6271:6,062833
United States5211:695,69955,085
Afghanistan3621:88,8212,427
United Arab Emirates3601:25,4512,862
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
Yemen1531:172,7148,042
France1271:523,01472,224
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
India761:10,092,966194,472
Sweden671:146,96710,337
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England441:1,266,32057,817
Libya361:173,444826
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Norway91:571,36544,190
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Comoros11:749,524685
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Najm (92,480) may also be a first name.

Najm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Egypt surname that belongs to a few Arabian tribes who left Arabia around 1300 years ago; known as Ansar, as per official documents, they're direct descendants from the sons of Saad ibn Obada, the ruler of Madina in 1400. They left Arabia to escape religious abuse. The story around the religious issue is known as "the big fetna". They settled in Sinai and Gaza, then resettled in the Sharkya district. A Mamlouk King called Najmudean Ayoub granted them land. They called their new land "diary Negm", which means 'the home of Negm', to honour Negjmudean Ayoub. Later on they used Negm as a last name.

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Najm Last Name Facts

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

Najm (Arabic: نجمع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺟﻢ, Hindi: नाजम, Marathi: नाि़जम, Oriya: ନଜମା) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Najm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,505th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Najm live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Levant. It is also the 10,935th most widely held first name globally It is held by 92,480 people.

The surname Najm is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 120,376 people, or 1 in 291. Outside of Iraq it exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 6 percent reside and Lebanon, where 6 percent reside.

Najm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (44%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Najm last name are 15.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Najm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.98% less than the national average, earning 193,868 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najim8944,304/
Najem8926,970/
Najam8914,971/
Najum89548/
Najom8978/
Nadjm8915/
Naijm894/
Naajm891/
Nnajm891/
Najúm891/
Nam86607,323/
Njm86420/
Najeem805,609/
Najoom801,037/
Najmeh80475/
Najiem80203/
Naajim8046/
Najoum8044/
Ngajim8030/
N'Ajem8021/
Ngajam8019/
Najème8013/
Ngajum8012/
Najijm803/
Najimm802/
Nahjam801/
Najiom801/
Neaujm801/
Nnajam801/
Naijem801/
Naim75151,808/
Naem7530,106/
Ngam759,344/
name759,142/
Nham758,617/
Nnam757,942/
Naum755,602/
Naym752,481/
Naam752,458/
Nahm751,822/
Namh751,669/
Gnam751,143/
Nazm751,059/
Neam75973/
Nejm75825/
Naïm75635/
Namt75500/
Namm75407/
Nhjm75205/
Nijm7549/
Namd7538/
Nasm7515/
Hnam756/
Naîm754/
Njmh754/
Natm752/
Naãm751/
Naím751/
Njmt751/
Hnjm751/
Nnajeme735/
Najoume733/
Naajeem732/
Naajamm731/
Najamme731/
Najjeme731/
Ngnajim731/
Nahajem731/
Nayem6765,131/
Naiem6713,355/
Nijam6710,710/
Naime677,840/
Naiym676,656/
Nayim676,505/
Nahum674,246/
Nyiam672,343/
Najimova672,298/
Nayam671,731/
Naaim671,638/
Neamt671,495/
Nejam671,409/
Neame671,287/
Nayme671,181/
Nayum67912/
Nijem67524/
Naume67477/
N'Gam67413/
Noiam67406/
Gname67401/
Nejem67381/
Nejim67314/
Nname67293/
Naham67292/
Gnamm67271/
Naiam67259/
Nojim67242/
Nuiam67220/
Naame67193/
Niyam67150/
Nijim67126/
Neamț67116/
Namme67107/
Nazım6797/
Ngnam6796/
Naiom6795/
Neyam6773/
Nyjam6766/
Nayom6765/
Naiim6758/
Nashm6754/
Gnahm6750/
Neham6749/
Nujam6744/
Naemh6744/
Ngaem6740/
Nojem6738/
Natme6734/
Naium6731/
Ngaam6730/
Ngeam6721/
Neeam6721/
N'Nam6721/
Nuyam6719/
Nejom6718/
Ngaum6716/
Nazme6715/
Gnaim6714/
Noyam6713/
Nauhm6711/
Nnamd6711/
Na'am6711/
Hnamm6710/
Naism679/
Nujim679/
Nathm677/
Namhe676/
Nijom676/
Nyoam676/
Ngamm675/
Nazmh675/
Nhaim674/
Niiam674/
Nijme674/
Nazhm674/
Naimt674/
Nae'm674/
Najimová673/
Ngaim673/
Neiam673/
Naemm673/
Nieam673/
Naamt673/
Naizm672/
Nnaim672/
Nassm672/
Nnaam672/
Neuam672/
Namhh672/
Naimm672/
Nojom672/
Nhame672/
Nujom672/
Naasm671/
Nauem671/
Nazzm671/
Nheam671/
Nnamm671/
Hnaum671/
Neamd671/
Nawem671/
Noijm671/
Nnamh671/
Hnaim671/
Nahym671/
Naïme671/
Nauum671/
Neamh671/
Neamå671/
Nodjm671/
Nájem671/
Néjam671/
Nazsm671/
Gnaym671/
Nujem671/
Nojam671/
Nachm671/
Nazmt671/
Nasme671/
Nasmh671/
Njhmh671/
Gnamh671/

Najm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﺟﻢnajm-
Najm in the Oriya language
ନଜମାnajama-
Najm in the Hindi language
नाजमnajama44.86
नज्मnajma35.51
नाजमा़najama11.21
नाज्मnajma1.87
Najm in the Marathi language
नाि़जमnaijama25
नािजमnaijama25
नज्मnajma25
नजीमnajima25
Najm in the Arabic language
نجمعnjm-
نجمnjm-

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