Nejm Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Nejm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nejm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Nejm (41) may also be a first name.

Nejm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nejm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺠﻢ, Hindi: नेजम) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nejm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nejm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 420,458th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. The last name Nejm is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Nejm live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Nejm is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Not including Saudi Arabia Nejm exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 29 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nejam891,409/
Nejem89381/
Nejim89314/
Nejom8918/
Nedjm891/
Nem864,225/
Njm86420/
Nejmeh8073/
Nejeem8033/
Neejam809/
Neejim806/
Ngejam804/
Niejem803/
Nnejim802/
Neaujm801/
Nejoom801/
Nejome801/
Ngejom801/
Najm75159,841/
Naem7530,106/
Neme7510,844/
Neem754,198/
Niem752,933/
Nyem751,880/
Nhem751,057/
Neam75973/
Nehm75938/
Ngem75810/
Noem75638/
Neim75393/
Nhjm75205/
Neum75162/
Nemh75160/
Nemd75147/
Nnem7576/
Gnem7566/
Nemm7555/
Nuem7550/
Nijm7549/
Hnem7529/
Neym754/
Njmh754/
Nesm753/
Nemt752/
Nexm752/
Netm751/
Nyjm751/
Njsm751/
Njmt751/
Hnjm751/
Neyjeme731/
Nayem6765,131/
Najim6744,304/
Najem6726,970/
Najam6714,971/
Naiem6713,355/
Nijam6710,710/
Gneme672,293/
Neamt671,495/
Neame671,287/
Nesme671,191/
Najum67548/
Nijem67524/
Neume67455/
Nneme67375/
Neeme67300/
Nhiem67243/
Nojim67242/
Neyme67221/
Noiem67212/
Neyom67149/
Nijim67126/
Neamț67116/
Noyem6799/
Najom6778/
Neyam6773/
Nyjam6766/
Nemme6759/
Neime6756/
Niehm6756/
Ngoem6755/
Neham6749/
Neyim6749/
Nujam6744/
Naemh6744/
Niyem6740/
Ngaem6740/
Nojem6738/
Nheem6734/
Ngeam6721/
Neeam6721/
Nyiem6721/
Nheme6715/
Neyem6713/
Nujim679/
Neyum679/
Neesm679/
N'Yem678/
Gneem676/
Nijom676/
Nhyem676/
Gneym674/
Nijme674/
Ngnem674/
Nåhem674/
Naijm674/
Nae'm674/
Neiam673/
Naemm673/
Ånhem673/
Nieam673/
Nessm673/
Niiem672/
Ngeem672/
Gneim672/
Neuam672/
Nojom672/
Nujom672/
Naajm671/
Nauem671/
Nethm671/
Nemhe671/
Neshm671/
Nheam671/
Nheum671/
Neamd671/
Nawem671/
Nneum671/
Nnajm671/
Noijm671/
Najúm671/
Nemhs671/
Neamh671/
Neamå671/
Nájem671/
Néjam671/
Nujem671/
Nojam671/
Ngemh671/
Neimt671/
Neeym671/
Neiem671/
Njhmh671/

Nejm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nejm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺠﻢnjm-
Nejm in the Hindi language
नेजमnejama-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nejm
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