Najoum Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Najoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Najoum (19) may also be a first name.
Najoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najoum has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Najoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Najoum is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Najoum reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Najoum is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename internationally, held by 19 people.
The surname Najoum is most common in Niger, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger it is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent live and Jordan, where 16 percent live.
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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 Najoum
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