Najwa Surname
Approximately 3,696 people bear this surname
Najwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,227 | 1:28,098 | 4,481 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Malaysia | 791 | 1:37,287 | 3,088 |
| Syria | 296 | 1:65,206 | 2,960 |
| Indonesia | 217 | 1:609,443 | 48,345 |
| Iran | 150 | 1:511,883 | 30,108 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Maldives | 39 | 1:10,363 | 806 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Nàjwà (1) are calculated separately.
Najwa (143,599) may also be a first name.
Najwa Demographics
Najwa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Najwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najwa in the Hindi language | ||
| नजवा | najava | - |
| Najwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺠﻮﻯ | njwy | 66.67 |
| ﻧﺠﻮﻱ | njwy | 33.33 |
| Najwa in the Arabic language | ||
| نجوي | njwy | - |
| نجوى | njwy | - |
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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
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- 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 Najwa
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