Naji is used as a family name or surname in Syria. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Naji
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Syria
Meaning: Also written Najdi, Neji, it's a fairly common Arabic personal name meaning "saved, delivered, who earned his salvation" (Naji).

How popular is Naji?

Naji is common in Syria.

Naji is ranked 2338 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Najis grew by 86.86869 per cent to 740 since 2000 and ranked 31329 after elevating 18438 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.41 67.93
Black 12.84 10.1
Others 6.62 17.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.57 2.02
Naji is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Yemen which signifies that it is originated from Yemen. Around 234634 people have been found who wears Naji as their family name. Naji is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
5,340 Iceland6
95,557 Czech Republic6
25,156 Azerbaijan5
9,053 Senegal5
3,608 Maldives4
2,443 Ethiopia4
2,935 Angola3
16,605 Austria3
23,165 Romania3
8,995 Uganda2
18,718 Thailand2
12,172 Ghana2
82,478 South Africa2
95,312 Argentina2
20,837 Venezuela2
17,547 Colombia2
14,004 Hungary2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
31,767 Greece2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
6,103 Cyprus2
10,211 Bulgaria2
19,093 Finland2
21,529 Singapore2
8,593 Slovenia2
40,256 Mexico2
3,993 El Salvador1
53,033 Nigeria1
29,046 Japan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,847 Albania1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
15,705 Cameroon1
7,895 South Korea1
2,196 Liberia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
3,214 Niger1
6,033 Benin1
58,885 Poland1
66,560 Philippines1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
4,249 Cambodia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
3,307 Malta1
2,935 Madagascar1
1,572 Macau1
7,790 Zambia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
17,488 Norway39
13,773 Denmark39
8,504 Ireland33
153,005 Ukraine22
331,856 Russia21
3,605 China12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,213 Australia95
6,953 Scotland72
17,264 Israel59
Countries with hundreds of Naji:
12,594 Indonesia977
35,634 India974
6,785 Kenya785
447 Kuwait749
16,171 Germany639
11,706 England527
439 Qatar486
8,124 Spain486
1,232 Oman433
5,912 Malaysia354
18,911 Turkey314
14,011 Canada268
6,781 Sri Lanka261
38,007 Italy224
720 Bahrain220
8,852 Belgium208
6,823 Sweden138
20,168 Netherlands133
9,988 Switzerland117
75,961 Brazil111
Countries with thousands of Naji:
483 Saudi Arabia7,234
69 Libya5,904
788 Sudan5,670
184 Jordan4,192
276 Lebanon2,949
2,947 Pakistan2,640
3,178 Egypt2,451
3,144 Algeria2,142
3,998 France2,008
1,528 Afghanistan1,898
1,096 Tunisia1,849
704 United Arab Emirates1,437
337 Mauritania1,222
29,123 United States1,027
Countries with ten thousands of Naji:
21 Yemen56,716
73 Iraq50,133
28 Morocco43,563
523 Iran21,187
233 Syria11,464
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Naji Namesakes

  • Mohamed Najib Boulif, Moroccan Politician
  • Mohamed Najib Boulif, Moroccan Politician
  • Jumeken Najimedenov, Composer
  • Aqeel Najih Enayat, Anas Urbaningrum's son
  • Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Former President of Iraq
  • Chafik Najih, Soccer player
  • Arman Naji, Copywriter
  • Mohammad Najibullah, Former President of Afghanistan
  • Kathy Najimy, Actress
  • Baraa Najib al-Ruba'i, Politician
  • Mohammad Reza Naji, from 2004 drama movie Kandaloos Gardens, who portrayed N.

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