Najum Surname
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Najum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 299 | 1:597,471 | 9,553 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Najúm (1) are calculated separately.
Najum (2,476) may also be a first name.
Najum Demographics
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Najum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najum (Hindi: नाजुम, Marathi: नाजुम, Oriya: ନାଯୁମ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Najúm. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Najum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Najum is the 574,640th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. Najum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Najum live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 148,477th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 2,476 people.
The surname Najum is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 597,471. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 67 percent reside, Sindh, where 23 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Najum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Najum surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
Najum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najum in the Hindi language | ||
| नाजुम | najuma | 62.68 |
| नजूम | najuma | 16.2 |
| नजुम | najuma | 15.49 |
| नाजूम | najuma | 4.23 |
| ंअजुम | majuma | 0.7 |
| नाजमु | najamu | 0.7 |
| Najum in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଯୁମ | nayuma | 50 |
| ନାଜୁମ୍ | najum | 50 |
| Najum in the Marathi language | ||
| नाजुम | najuma | 41.67 |
| नजुम | najuma | 25 |
| अंजुम | anjuma | 11.11 |
| नाजूम | najuma | 5.56 |
| नजूम | najuma | 5.56 |
| नजुमािहम | najumaihama | 2.78 |
| नजुमबी | najumabi | 2.78 |
| नाजुमाहीम | najumahima | 2.78 |
| नजीूम | najiuma | 2.78 |
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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
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