Najafi is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Najafi
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Najafi

How popular is Najafi?

Najafi is common in Iran.

Najafi is ranked 2673 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Najafis grew by 32.38994 per cent to 421 since 2000 and ranked 49824 after elevating 9629 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.81 75.47
Others 14.49 17.3
Hispanic or Latino 3.56 2.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.19 4.4
Najafi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 205535 people have been found who wears Najafi as their family name. Najafi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
20,929 Azerbaijan7
46,707 New Zealand5
2,370 Iraq5
14,054 China3
22,232 Morocco3
6,900 Oman2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
24,766 Scotland2
42,479 Greece1
10,683 Cyprus1
10,958 Bangladesh1
810,193 Indonesia1
90,903 Moldova1
66,560 Philippines1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,779 Serbia1
107,212 South Africa1
120,357 Argentina1
408 Åland1
174,544 Czech Republic1
18,969 Wales1
31,207 Ireland1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
36,814 Romania1
36,678 Singapore1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
56,169 Mexico1
12,745 Luxembourg1
14,644 Tunisia1
16,073 Latvia1
13,447 Uganda1
14,373 Jordan1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
29,774 Venezuela1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
17,489 Denmark30
43,662 Belgium30
11,444 Portugal28
186,451 Ukraine16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,761 Netherlands93
26,517 Australia89
11,009 Finland60
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Najafi:
33,925 United States853
13,743 Turkey489
2,346 Sweden428
14,307 England409
11,108 Canada352
7,689 Malaysia253
40,848 Italy202
5,127 United Arab Emirates191
61,459 France159
8,140 Austria157
138,427 India129
9,988 Switzerland117
Countries with thousands of Najafi:
750 Afghanistan4,113
3,798 Pakistan1,760
7,757 Germany1,244
Countries with hundred thousands of Najafi:
27 Iran194,166
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Najafi Namesakes

  • Ahmad Najafi, Actor
  • Akram Najafi, Actor
  • Ammar Najafi, Actor
  • Muhammad Hussain Najafi, Ayatollah
  • Mohammad-Ali Najafi, Professor
  • Ayat Najafi, Film director
  • Muhammad Hussain Najafi, Ayatollah
  • Babak Najafi, Film director
  • Muhammad Hussain Najafi, Ayatollah
  • Muhammad Hussain Najafi, Ayatollah

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