Cognomen نجفی (Najafi 
, نجفی 
) , worldwide, is a common surname. The last name نجفی is habitual in Iran, where it is quite a common surname, Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Much less frequently, نجفی is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Najafi | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, United States |
| نجفی | Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey |
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محمد حسین نجفی Pakistani ayatollah, PK (b. 1932) |
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شیخ محسن علی نجفی Pakistani religious servant, PK (b. 1938) |
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سیدمحمود مرعشی نجفی Iranian librarian, IR (b. 1941) |
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محمدعلی نجفی Iranian director, architect, IR (b. 1945) |
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احمد نجفی Iranian actor and producer, IR (b. 1948) |
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محمدعلی نجفی Iranian politician (born 1952), IR (b. 1952) |
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محمدعلی نجفی politician, IR (b. 1956) |
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رامین نجفی American businessman, IR (b. 1958) |
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صادق نجفی Mayor of Tabriz, Iran, IR (b. 1960) |
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قربان نجفی Iranian actor, IR (b. 1968) |
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یوسف نجفی Iranian politician, IR (b. 1971) |
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بابک نجفی Swedish film director and screenwriter, IR (b. 1975) |
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آیت نجفی Iranian screenwriter and playwright, IR (b. 1976) |
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فریدون نجفی Iranian film director, IR (b. 1977) |
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| ابوالحسن نجفی Iranian writer and translator, IR (b. 1929) |
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