Nájar Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Spain

Nájar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nájar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Najar (38,593), Nàjar (2) & Näjär (1) are calculated separately.

Nájar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nájar occurs most in Mexico. It may occur in the variant forms: Najar, Nàjar or Näjär. For other possible spellings of Nájar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nájar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Nájar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Nájar are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

It is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 7,757,888. In Mexico Nájar is most frequent in: Mexico City, where 38 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 19 percent are found and Baja California, where 13 percent are found. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 33 percent are found and Colombia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Najar9338,593/
Nàjar932/
Näjär871/
Nejar803,020/
Nijar801,410/
Nácar8038/
Nujar8030/
Nojar8024/
Nyjar806/
Níjar801/
Náyar801/
Najjar73170,865/
Nijjar734,630/
Nadjar732,049/
Najhar73244/
Najaar73159/
Najair7375/
Najžar7357/
Najzar7353/
Naijar7321/
Najarr7318/
Neijar7316/
Naajar7310/
Nayjar739/
Naujar735/
Natjar735/
Nojhar735/
Najear734/
Neyjar733/
Nazjar732/
Nahjar731/
Nujahr731/
Niojar731/
Niejar731/
Ngijar731/
Neejar731/
Nair67641,946/
Near671,155/
Naur67857/
Naer67658/
Nayr67137/
Najr67103/
Niejahr6746/
Najjaar6745/
Nahajar6732/
Nadjare6730/
Najahar6715/
Najjair6712/
Nujr6710/
Noijard675/
Neyjahr673/
Najjarr672/
Naddjar671/
Neijahr671/
Naujhar671/
Nojhhar671/
Najhaar671/
Naijjar671/
Naır671/
Naajhar671/
Náir671/
Najjaur671/
Noujahr671/
Neijarr671/

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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 Nájar
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