Explore the Family Name Najm

The meaning of Najm

Arabic: from the personal name Najm ‘star’. It is found among both Muslims and Christians.

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How common is the last name Najm in the United States?

The surname Najm has been rising in popularity in the United States, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 80,216th in terms of prevalence but moved up to 54,178th by 2010, a significant increase of 32.46 percent. Even more dramatically, the number of people with this surname grew from 220 in 2000 to 381 in 2010, representing an impressive surge of 73.18 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased from 0.08 to 0.13 during this decade, marking a rise of 62.5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#54,178	32.46%
Count	220	381	73.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.13	62.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Najm

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides insightful information. In 2000, the largest group of Najm individuals identified as White (75.45 percent), and this percentage rose slightly to 80.05 percent by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also increased from 4.55 to 6.04 percent during this period. Interestingly, in 2010, a new group emerged within the Najm surname bearers who identified as Black, constituting 4.46 percent of the total. The percentage of those reporting their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or more races declined significantly, with the latter dropping from 12.27 percent in 2000 to 4.99 percent in 2010. There were no reports of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.45%	80.05%	6.1%
Hispanic	4.55%	6.04%	32.75%
Two or More Races	12.27%	4.99%	-59.33%
Black	0%	4.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.64%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%