Nejib Surname

74,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Nejib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nejib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,2781:15,5382,141
Mauritania2571:15,9331,502
Tunisia371:16,5032,651
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Néjib (4) are calculated separately.

Nejib (2,866) may also be a first name.

Nejib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nejib (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻴﺐ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Néjib. Click here for further potential spellings of Nejib.

How Common Is The Last Name Nejib? popularity and diffusion

Nejib is the 74,047th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,096,861 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nejib live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Nejib is also the 135,897th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 2,866 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,278 people, or 1 in 15,538. Beside Ethiopia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent reside and Tunisia, where 1 percent reside.

Nejib Last Name Statistics demography

Nejib earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.83% more than the national average, earning $81,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Néjib934/
Nedjib9117/
Nejaib912/
Nesjib911/
Neajib911/
Neib89321/
Najib8067,263/
Necib8010,315/
Nesib8043/
Negib8042/
Nojib8033/
Hneib8026/
Nejeb8018/
Nujib8015/
Nijib806/
Nejab805/
Nejif802/
Gneib801/
Neyib801/
Nejibova773/
Najieb73160/
Necaib7388/
Nejeeb7349/
Neibch7340/
Nedjip7318/
Ngajib7313/
Nayjib7310/
Najjib739/
Naajib738/
Nejjeb735/
Nesaib733/
Nedžib731/
Negieb731/
Netjip731/
Neiseb731/
Naheib731/
Najibh731/
Nejabh731/
Nedzib731/
Nojieb731/
Naib6712,047/
Noeb677,282/
Neeb674,208/
Noib672,189/
Nedzhib67976/
Naeb67677/
Neif67246/
Nieb67182/
Najb6774/
Neub6738/
Neiw6719/
Neab6714/
Neiv677/
Neip677/
Nyeb676/
Neyb675/
Nueb673/
Nejp672/
Nujb671/
Nesibtt671/
Néib671/
Hnajieb671/
Nijb671/
Neibpch670/

Nejib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nejib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻴﺐalnjyb94.03
ﻧﺠﻴﺐnjyb5.97

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nejib
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