Nejad Surname

13,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nejad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nejad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran35,9151:2,138264
Yemen5,0761:5,206738
United States7761:467,08639,768
Iraq3621:96,7452,963
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada1291:285,62526,641
England1281:435,29729,139
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Australia591:457,55435,515
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Lebanon411:137,4907,040
Austria291:293,63633,260
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
India141:54,790,384527,769
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Norway101:514,22941,629
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France81:8,302,840321,660
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales71:442,07621,198
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nejad (2,792) may also be a first name.

Nejad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nejad (Arabic: نجيد, Hindi: नेजाद, Marathi: नेजाद) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nejad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nejad is the 13,024th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 169,159 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nejad live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 138,098th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 2,792 people.

Nejad is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 35,915 people, or 1 in 2,138. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Kerman Province, where 19 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Nejad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Druze (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nejad surname are 1.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nejad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.08% less than the national average, earning 248,918 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.38% more than the national average, earning $57,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $55,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nedjad9125/
Nejhad919/
Hnejad911/
Nnejad911/
Nejadd911/
Nead891,145/
Nejd89286/
Nejat8036,721/
Nehad803,619/
Najad803,408/
Neads80404/
Nijad80314/
Nesad80135/
Necad80100/
Nezad8091/
Neijd8027/
Nujad809/
Neyad804/
Nojad804/
Neujd804/
Nejid802/
Nejed801/
Neahd801/
Neasd801/
Nezhad734,990/
Nechad731,755/
Najjad73168/
Nooead7380/
Nedjat7378/
Noijad7317/
Nekhad7310/
Noyjad735/
Nesadh733/
Neesad733/
Neezad733/
Nieyad733/
Nezjat733/
Nejhat732/
Naijad732/
Nujhad732/
Nejeed731/
Najzad731/
Nezadh731/
Njhaud731/
Nejaat731/
Nesaid731/
Niesad731/
Neehad731/
Nejoud731/
Nojhad731/
Nnjhad731/
Neziad731/
Nesahd731/
Nejath731/
Neisad731/
Najhad731/
Najadh731/
Neeads730/
Naud678,318/
Najd674,361/
Nied672,768/
Need671,487/
Neat671,426/
Neid67853/
Naid67526/
Noed67128/
Nojd6776/
Naed6743/
Neyd6722/
Neud6714/
Nayd6714/
Nyed679/
Nued676/
Nierzad675/
Neezaad673/
Hnooead672/
Nezhaad671/
Nahajad671/
Nedjatt671/
Hnezhad671/
Neerzad671/
Nejč671/
Nedzhad671/
Neezadh671/

Nejad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nejad in the Marathi language
नेजादnejada-
Nejad in the Hindi language
नेजादnejada84.62
नैजादnaijada7.69
निजादnijada7.69
Nejad in the Arabic language
نجيدnjyd-
نيجادnyjad-
نجادnjad-

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