Najih

surname · Latin script

Meaning: sound, right. Abu Najih: a sahaabi.”* Comp

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/naʒi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Najih is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Morocco than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MAMorocco≈1 in 15K(inferred from the name graph)
  • FRFrance≈1 in 234K
  • ESSpain1 in 365K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Morocco (inferred from the name graph)

≈2,300 people, est.

Sources
38 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 15K (inferred from the name graph)

Morocco, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

sound, right. Abu Najih: a sahaabi.”* Comp. Naajih cats, successful

Sources 1

  • A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Najih counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Najih is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MA Morocco#805≈2,300 est.≈1 in 15K—Najih38
FR France—≈290 est.≈1 in 234K22—1
ES Spain—1371 in 365K137Najih18
IT Italy—≈120 est.≈1 in 515K—Najih8
EG Egypt—≈69 est.≈1 in 1.5M—Najih11
BE Belgium—251 in 469K25—4

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Najih is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Morocco, Belgium, Spain

    Also written Nàjih, Nâjih

  • English surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Spain, Germany, Malaysia

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Nâjìh

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Nājiḥ

34 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Najih is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Arabic, successful, prosperous

    as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names

  • In Arabic, sound, good opinion

    as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalMonsieur,Dear Mr Najih, (English)
InformalBonjour Najih,Hi Najih, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 17 sources across 12 countries.

Official registers attesting Najih
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
ES SpainINE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal)—137#22,041
ES SpainINE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos)—137#21,936
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198132—
BE BelgiumFamilienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register)200825#41,465
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)199122—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)197119—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1961——
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1951——
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1941——
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1931——
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1921——
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)1911——

Reference works 2

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Najih come from?
sound, right. Abu Najih: a sahaabi.”* Comp. Naajih cats, successful Recorded by A Dictionary of Muslim Names.
How do you pronounce Najih?
A machine transcription gives /naʒi/ (IPA) for French.
What does the name Najih mean?
Recorded meaning: sound, right. Abu Najih: a sahaabi.”* Comp.
In which country does Najih have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 2.3 thousand people named Najih in Morocco, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled najih.
How common is the name Najih?
In Spain, the national register counted 137 people named Najih, about 1 in 365 thousand residents.
How common is Najih compared with other names?
In Morocco, Najih is the 805th most common surname of 211,124 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Najih” — the 805th most common surname in Morocco. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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