Nej Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Nej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3311:2,317,41875,822
Poland1571:242,09430,778
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nej (1,065) may also be a first name.

Nej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nej (Hindi: नेज, Marathi: नेज, Oriya: େନଜ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nej? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 575,362nd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Nej reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nej is also the 245,186th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,065 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 2,317,418. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 95 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 percent reside.

Nej Last Name Statistics demography

Nej earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neja869,869/
Neji863,481/
Nejo861,491/
Neje861,049/
Neij86202/
Ngej8622/
Neaj8615/
Nejz8610/
Nejc867/
Niej862/
Nejp862/
Nejy861/
Nejč861/
Neej861/
Nnej861/
Nejh861/
Nejx861/
Nexj861/
Nehj861/
Nhej861/
Hnej861/
Ne8013,369/
Nj80508/
Nneji7519,836/
Ngeji75205/
Neijs75152/
Nejah75108/
Nejez7586/
Nesjø7534/
Neijt7527/
Neijd7527/
Nejoh7523/
Nnejo7520/
Nneje7519/
Ngeja7516/
Nejst7516/
Ngeje7515/
Nejee7514/
Nejih7514/
Neuij7513/
Neejo7512/
Nieja7512/
Nejeh7512/
Nejij7512/
Neije7512/
Nejie7511/
Nneja755/
Nejaa754/
Nehji754/
Neeja752/
Niejo752/
Gneja752/
Nieje751/
Nheji751/
Nejcz751/
Nneij751/
Nejau751/
Nheyj751/
Hnejs751/
Nie671,701,671/
Net6756,237/
Noe6753,898/
Nge6752,265/
Naj6751,661/
Nye6724,594/
Neu6718,617/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Nae6712,037/
Noj679,660/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nep672,215/
Nij671,495/
Nue671,382/
Nhe671,079/
Nhj67610/
Neß67609/
Nje67556/
Nec67524/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Nex67440/
Neijts67222/
Nuj67164/
Njå67113/
Nejaya67103/
Née6794/
Gne6743/
Náj6717/
Nnj6714/
Njh6713/
Njx679/
Njz678/
Njj678/
Nessjø677/
Nyj677/
Njc677/
Nnejie675/
Neč675/
Neć674/
Hnj674/
Nejaha674/
Nnejih672/
Ngneje672/
Ngejah671/
Neyaja671/
Nejath671/
Nejadd671/
Neijss671/
Ngneji671/
Ngejeh671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Nïj671/
Nnejad671/
Hnejad671/
Nejeed671/

Nej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nej in the Hindi language
नेजneja-
Nej in the Oriya language
େନଜenaja-
Nej in the Marathi language
नेजneja95.65
नॅजneja4.35

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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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  • 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 Nej
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