The Naim surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 786 people carried this name — #29,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 34% from 585 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 192 people named Naim.
Most of them — 176 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 147 people named Naim live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 122 people named Naim live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
69 people named Naim live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
116 people named Naim is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Naim,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nazem Naim 1925–2020 · musician
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Avi Naim 1966– · politician
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Freddy Naim 1966– · athletics competitor
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Sabah Naim 1967– · artist
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Omar Naim 1977– · screenwriter
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Omar Naim 1977– · screenwriter
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Naim.
- Nagy 15,497 · U.S. census
- Nahmias 351 · U.S. census
- Nahon 141 · U.S. census
- Nahum 269 · U.S. census
- Nail 7,133 · U.S. census
- Naillon 399 · U.S. census
- Naimi 388 · U.S. census
- Nain 124 · U.S. census
- Najar 3,296 · U.S. census
- Naji 740 · U.S. census
- Nalbandian 798 · U.S. census
- Nalepa 816 · U.S. census
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