Family name Najad (نجاد 
, Najad 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Najad is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Najad is the forename as well as the last name.