N'Djai Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
N'Djai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: N'Djaï (2) are calculated separately.
N'Djai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name N'Djai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name N'Djai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found as: N'Djaï. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Djai? popularity and diffusion
N'Djai is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 157 percent of N'Djai reside; 157 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent live, Atakora Department, where 25 percent live and Donga Department, where 25 percent live. Not including Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Guinea-Bissau, where 57 percent live and Mauritania, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
N'Djai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| N'Djai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to N'Djai
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