Najwa Surname

123,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Maldives

Najwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Najwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,2271:28,0984,481
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Malaysia7911:37,2873,088
Syria2961:65,2062,960
Indonesia2171:609,44348,345
Iran1501:511,88330,108
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Maldives391:10,363806
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Nàjwà (1) are calculated separately.

Najwa (143,599) may also be a first name.

Najwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Najwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Najwa (Arabic: نجوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺠﻮﻯ, Hindi: नजवा) is found most in Morocco. It may also occur in the variant forms: Nàjwà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Najwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Najwa is the 123,518th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,971,739 people. The surname Najwa is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Najwa are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 34 percent are found in Mahgreb. Najwa is also the 7,298th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 143,599 people.

The last name is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,227 people, or 1 in 28,098. Without taking into account Morocco Najwa exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 21 percent reside.

Najwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Najwa surname is primarily Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najuwa9182/
Najawa9120/
Najwah9115/
Najiwa9111/
Najewa912/
Najwaa912/
Najwai911/
Najowa911/
Nawa8921,645/
Njwa895/
Nàjwà871/
Najawah839/
Najeway835/
Najwaya834/
Najawad831/
Najiewa831/
Ngajuwa831/
Najwash831/
Najeewa831/
Ngajiwa831/
Najuuwa831/
Nawai8012,607/
Nawaj802,329/
Naway80940/
Gnawa80831/
Nawah80574/
Naiwa80365/
Naawa80207/
Nauwa80162/
Nawea80112/
Nahwa8070/
Najua8044/
Nnawa8044/
Nawaa8032/
Neawa8025/
Naywa8021/
Najva8016/
Nawau8014/
Najwi8011/
Nawwa8010/
Nhawa808/
Nawua808/
Nejwa802/
Nawga801/
Njwah801/
Najwe801/
Nojwa801/
Najuwaha7712/
Najwaaya771/
Navaja736,007/
Nahawa73808/
Najwer73529/
Najawi73444/
Najiba73364/
Ngajua73314/
Nijwah73170/
Najabi73153/
Najaba73136/
Nojiwa73124/
Najabo7370/
Nhaway7355/
Najavi7343/
Nayawa7340/
Neaway7340/
Najuba7339/
Nahway7335/
Naiwah7335/
Ngawua7334/
Naiwai7328/
Ngaway7326/
Najuah7323/
Neawah7323/
Nayiwa7323/
Najiva7321/
Naiway7321/
Nahwai7321/
Najoba7320/
Nawaih7317/
Najewe7312/
Nawaaj7310/
Najava7310/
Nahwah739/
Nawewa739/
Niyawa739/
Naaway738/
Na'awa737/
Hnawaz737/
Nivaja736/
Nayowa736/
Neiawa736/
Nawazs736/
Nawwah735/
Nayway735/
Njwaya735/
Nahuwa735/
Najuva734/
Najeba734/
Nawaha734/
Nawayz734/
Ngnawa734/
Neawas734/
Najjua734/
Nnaawa733/
Nnauwa733/
Nayewa733/
Naweaz733/
Nayuwa733/
Nawasz733/
Ngeawa733/
Naawaa733/
Najeva732/
Nawaah732/
Naywah732/
Gnaway732/
Najawo732/
Naiwaz732/
Nawahz732/
Naywat732/
Ngawah732/
Naawwa732/
Najova732/
Najave731/
Najowi731/
Nawaij731/
Nawasd731/
Nawatz731/
Nawazp731/
Naywas731/
Nijawa731/
Ngaewa731/
Ngawha731/
Ngojwa731/
Nhaiwa731/
Hnawwa731/
Nnawea731/
Nauwau731/
Najiwo731/
Najowe731/
Nahwaz731/
Nahwha731/
Naiawa731/
Naijua731/
Naswea731/
Naswha731/
Nauwaj731/
Nawuae731/
Nawwaj731/
Nawahh731/
Nawahu731/
Naweba731/
Nawhat731/
Neawaz731/
Ngejwa731/
Ngauwa731/
Naawua731/
Njwoha731/
Naiwau731/
Nnaewa731/
Najuha731/
Naswas731/
Nawaai731/
Nawach731/
Nawadz731/
Nawats731/
Naweat731/
Nawhad731/
Nawhay731/
Nawwai731/
Nawwat731/
Nuiawa731/
Niiawa731/
Nava67353,616/
Niwa6759,535/
Naba6729,980/
Nawi6721,513/
Newa675,235/
Nawe673,809/
Nawo67524/
Najeeba67389/
Njwe67332/
Najibah67238/
Nawajje67214/
Nawy67102/
Naiswea6789/
Nawahah6784/
Ngayuwa6734/
Najuaha6727/
Najubah6725/
Nywa6724/
Navj6722/
Naggewa6716/
Nnajuba6713/
Najibai679/
Najibaa679/
Nahjavi677/
Na'awwa676/
Najubai675/
Ngayowa675/
Nnawhea675/
Nawaijs675/
Ngavaja674/
Nnawhoa674/
Nayouwa674/
Gnojowa674/
Naswath673/
Nehawah673/
Nawahad673/
Nnajiba673/
Njwi673/
Nayawai673/
Njwo673/
Nahauwa672/
Nnajoba672/
Naswuha672/
Najooba672/
Nahwaya672/
Nhwa672/
Naiwath671/
Najabha671/
Najavej671/
Najawet671/
Nahaway671/
Navaaja671/
Navgaja671/
Ngahywa671/
Ngajuha671/
Nh'aiwa671/
Nhajabi671/
Nhaswad671/
Hnojewa671/
Neahway671/
Nehaway671/
Nawgaha671/
Najaboh671/
Hnawash671/
Najuuba671/
Najawer671/
Nahaswa671/
Nahwewa671/
Nahyuwa671/
Naihewa671/
Najabah671/
Najabai671/
Nachwat671/
Naswaid671/
Nauwadh671/
Nawouha671/
Nawé671/
Nawò671/
Nawaaya671/
Nawahat671/
Ngoyawa671/
Ngayawa671/
Ngaiywa671/
Naavaja671/
D'Nawaz671/
Nabj671/
Nashhwa671/
Nawasht671/
Nawgaja671/
Nawwaja671/
Nayauwa671/
Najuhah671/
Naewway671/
Neawhad671/
Neawway671/
Ngajuea671/
Nawazzz671/
Nojiwat671/
Njwy671/

Najwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Najwa in the Hindi language
नजवाnajava-
Najwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺠﻮﻯnjwy66.67
ﻧﺠﻮﻱnjwy33.33
Najwa in the Arabic language
نجويnjwy-
نجوىnjwy-

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