Najou Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Najou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
Najou (18) may also be a first name.
Najou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najou is found most in Niger. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Najou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Najou are found; 24 percent are found in North Africa and 24 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Najou is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The surname Najou is most common in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Najou is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Niger Najou is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Morocco, where 19 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Najou
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