Najm Surname
Approximately 159,841 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 120,376 | 1:291 | 54 |
| Syria | 10,081 | 1:1,915 | 233 |
| Lebanon | 9,336 | 1:604 | 104 |
| Jordan | 4,229 | 1:2,091 | 389 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,584 | 1:11,941 | 1,646 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Palestine | 2,453 | 1:1,854 | 367 |
| Morocco | 1,840 | 1:18,737 | 2,884 |
| Iran | 1,762 | 1:43,577 | 4,992 |
| Egypt | 1,525 | 1:60,286 | 5,690 |
| Kuwait | 627 | 1:6,062 | 833 |
| United States | 521 | 1:695,699 | 55,085 |
| Afghanistan | 362 | 1:88,821 | 2,427 |
| United Arab Emirates | 360 | 1:25,451 | 2,862 |
| Canada | 205 | 1:179,735 | 17,909 |
| Brazil | 163 | 1:1,313,339 | 44,864 |
| Yemen | 153 | 1:172,714 | 8,042 |
| France | 127 | 1:523,014 | 72,224 |
| Pakistan | 90 | 1:1,984,932 | 19,183 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Sweden | 67 | 1:146,967 | 10,337 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najim | 89 | 44,304 | / |
| Najem | 89 | 26,970 | / |
| Najam | 89 | 14,971 | / |
| Najum | 89 | 548 | / |
| Najom | 89 | 78 | / |
| Nadjm | 89 | 15 | / |
| Naijm | 89 | 4 | / |
| Naajm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nnajm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Najúm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nam | 86 | 607,323 | / |
| Njm | 86 | 420 | / |
| Najeem | 80 | 5,609 | / |
| Najoom | 80 | 1,037 | / |
| Najmeh | 80 | 475 | / |
| Najiem | 80 | 203 | / |
| Naajim | 80 | 46 | / |
| Najoum | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ngajim | 80 | 30 | / |
| N'Ajem | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ngajam | 80 | 19 | / |
| Najème | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ngajum | 80 | 12 | / |
| Najijm | 80 | 3 | / |
| Najimm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nahjam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najiom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neaujm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnajam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naijem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naim | 75 | 151,808 | / |
| Naem | 75 | 30,106 | / |
| Ngam | 75 | 9,344 | / |
| name | 75 | 9,142 | / |
| Nham | 75 | 8,617 | / |
| Nnam | 75 | 7,942 | / |
| Naum | 75 | 5,602 | / |
| Naym | 75 | 2,481 | / |
| Naam | 75 | 2,458 | / |
| Nahm | 75 | 1,822 | / |
| Namh | 75 | 1,669 | / |
| Gnam | 75 | 1,143 | / |
| Nazm | 75 | 1,059 | / |
| Neam | 75 | 973 | / |
| Nejm | 75 | 825 | / |
| Naïm | 75 | 635 | / |
| Namt | 75 | 500 | / |
| Namm | 75 | 407 | / |
| Nhjm | 75 | 205 | / |
| Nijm | 75 | 49 | / |
| Namd | 75 | 38 | / |
| Nasm | 75 | 15 | / |
| Hnam | 75 | 6 | / |
| Naîm | 75 | 4 | / |
| Njmh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Natm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naãm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naím | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njmt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hnjm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnajeme | 73 | 5 | / |
| Najoume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naajeem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naajamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najamme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najjeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngnajim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahajem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayem | 67 | 65,131 | / |
| Naiem | 67 | 13,355 | / |
| Nijam | 67 | 10,710 | / |
| Naime | 67 | 7,840 | / |
| Naiym | 67 | 6,656 | / |
| Nayim | 67 | 6,505 | / |
| Nahum | 67 | 4,246 | / |
| Nyiam | 67 | 2,343 | / |
| Najimova | 67 | 2,298 | / |
| Nayam | 67 | 1,731 | / |
| Naaim | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Neamt | 67 | 1,495 | / |
| Nejam | 67 | 1,409 | / |
| Neame | 67 | 1,287 | / |
| Nayme | 67 | 1,181 | / |
| Nayum | 67 | 912 | / |
| Nijem | 67 | 524 | / |
| Naume | 67 | 477 | / |
| N'Gam | 67 | 413 | / |
| Noiam | 67 | 406 | / |
| Gname | 67 | 401 | / |
| Nejem | 67 | 381 | / |
| Nejim | 67 | 314 | / |
| Nname | 67 | 293 | / |
| Naham | 67 | 292 | / |
| Gnamm | 67 | 271 | / |
| Naiam | 67 | 259 | / |
| Nojim | 67 | 242 | / |
| Nuiam | 67 | 220 | / |
| Naame | 67 | 193 | / |
| Niyam | 67 | 150 | / |
| Nijim | 67 | 126 | / |
| Neamț | 67 | 116 | / |
| Namme | 67 | 107 | / |
| Nazım | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ngnam | 67 | 96 | / |
| Naiom | 67 | 95 | / |
| Neyam | 67 | 73 | / |
| Nyjam | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nayom | 67 | 65 | / |
| Naiim | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nashm | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gnahm | 67 | 50 | / |
| Neham | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nujam | 67 | 44 | / |
| Naemh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ngaem | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nojem | 67 | 38 | / |
| Natme | 67 | 34 | / |
| Naium | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ngaam | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ngeam | 67 | 21 | / |
| Neeam | 67 | 21 | / |
| N'Nam | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nuyam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nejom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ngaum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nazme | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gnaim | 67 | 14 | / |
| Noyam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nauhm | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nnamd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Na'am | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hnamm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naism | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nujim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nathm | 67 | 7 | / |
| Namhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nijom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyoam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngamm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nazmh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nhaim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niiam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nijme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nazhm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naimt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nae'm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Najimová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neiam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naemm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nieam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naamt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naizm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nassm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnaam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naimm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nojom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nujom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazzm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nheam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noijm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naïme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nodjm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nájem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazsm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nujem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nojam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njhmh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnamh | 67 | 1 | / |
Najm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﺟﻢ | najm | - |
| Najm in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଜମା | najama | - |
| Najm in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजम | najama | 44.86 |
| नज्म | najma | 35.51 |
| नाजमा़ | najama | 11.21 |
| नाज्म | najma | 1.87 |
| Najm in the Marathi language | ||
| नाि़जम | naijama | 25 |
| नािजम | naijama | 25 |
| नज्म | najma | 25 |
| नजीम | najima | 25 |
| Najm in the Arabic language | ||
| نجمع | njm | - |
| نجم | njm | - |
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