Najma Surname
Approximately 21,475 people bear this surname
Najma Surname User-submission:
The Najma surname means 'star' in Arabic.
Najma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 8,237 | 1:21,688 | 1,205 |
| Bangladesh | 5,858 | 1:27,203 | 1,803 |
| India | 2,157 | 1:355,617 | 19,371 |
| Kenya | 1,784 | 1:25,886 | 2,899 |
| Syria | 1,014 | 1:19,035 | 1,435 |
| Jordan | 476 | 1:18,577 | 2,832 |
| Israel | 463 | 1:18,483 | 2,756 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Lebanon | 376 | 1:14,992 | 2,037 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Afghanistan | 141 | 1:228,037 | 4,037 |
| Palestine | 59 | 1:77,099 | 6,249 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Tunisia | 38 | 1:16,069 | 2,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Maldives | 32 | 1:12,630 | 945 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Najma (754,614) may also be a first name.
Najma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Najma surname means 'star' in Arabic.
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Average Najma Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Najma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Najma (Arabic: نجما, Bengali: নাজমা, Georgian: ნაჯმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻤﻪ, Hindi: नाजमा, Marathi: नजमा, Oriya: ନଜମା) occurs most in Pakistan. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Najma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,115th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 339,350 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Najma live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,252nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 754,614 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 8,237 people, or 1 in 21,688. In Pakistan Najma is most frequent in: Sindh, where 68 percent reside, Punjab, where 20 percent reside and Balochistan, where 6 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 27 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Najma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Najma surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Kenya and Shiite (78%) in Lebanon.
Najma earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najma in the Georgian language | ||
| ნაჯმა | najma | - |
| Najma in the Bengali language | ||
| নাজমা | najama | 95.77 |
| নজমা | najama | 3.85 |
| নাজ্্মা | najma | 0.38 |
| Najma in the Marathi language | ||
| नजमा | najama | 82.78 |
| नाजमा | najama | 10.3 |
| नज्मा | najma | 0.43 |
| नाज्मा | najma | 0.29 |
| नजीमा | najima | 0.22 |
| अजीम | ajima | 0.22 |
| नाजेमा | najema | 0.22 |
| नाझ्मा | najhma | 0.14 |
| नज | naja | 0.14 |
| नाजीम | najima | 0.14 |
| नाजी़मा | najima | 0.07 |
| नजबा | najaba | 0.07 |
| नाजीमा | najima | 0.07 |
| नजामा | najama | 0.07 |
| नजया | najaya | 0.07 |
| नाजम | najama | 0.07 |
| अजय | ajaya | 0.07 |
| नजमॉ | najamo | 0.07 |
| नाज | naja | 0.07 |
| नजम | najama | 0.07 |
| आजीम | ajima | 0.07 |
| Najma in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजमा | najama | 66.19 |
| नजमा | najama | 33.3 |
| नज्मा | najma | 0.26 |
| नाज्मा | najma | 0.2 |
| ताजमा | tajama | 0 |
| ्नाजमा | najama | 0 |
| नाजमा़़ | najama | 0 |
| नाजामा | najama | 0 |
| राजमा | rajama | 0 |
| नजमा़ | najama | 0 |
| नाजमा़ | najama | 0 |
| ना़जमा | najama | 0 |
| नजम | najama | 0 |
| नजिमा | najima | 0 |
| नाज़मा | nazama | 0 |
| नशमा | nasama | 0 |
| नाजिया | najiya | 0 |
| नजमी | najami | 0 |
| नाजमी | najami | 0 |
| निजमा | nijama | 0 |
| ऩजमा | najama | 0 |
| नाजरा | najara | 0 |
| नगमा | nagama | 0 |
| नाजिमा | najima | 0 |
| नज़मा | nazama | 0 |
| नज़मा | nazama | 0 |
| नज़्मा | nazma | 0 |
| Najma in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଜମା | najama | 57.93 |
| ନାଜମା | najama | 18.29 |
| ନଜା | naja | 8.54 |
| ନଜ୍ମା | najma | 5.49 |
| ନାଜା | naja | 4.27 |
| ନଯମା | nayama | 2.44 |
| ନାଜ୍ମା | najma | 0.61 |
| ନଦିମା | nadima | 0.61 |
| ନାଜିମା | najima | 0.61 |
| Najma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻤﻪ | alnajmh | 53.57 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻤﺔ | alnajmt | 21.43 |
| ﻧﺎﺟﻤﻪ | najmh | 10.71 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻢ | alnajm | 7.14 |
| ﺍﻧﺎﺟﻤﻪ | anajmh | 3.57 |
| ﻧﺎﺟﻤﺔ | najmt | 3.57 |
| Najma in the Arabic language | ||
| نجما | njma | - |
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