Nanjem Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nanjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nanjem (13) may also be a first name.

Nanjem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nanjem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nanjem is most common in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanjem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Nanjem is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanjem are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanjeem9215/
Nandjem922/
Nandjeme8651/
Nanyem8353/
Nanjim8319/
Nangem8310/
Nanzem834/
Nanjen832/
Nansem831/
Nanjeng77195/
Nganzem7712/
Nandjim775/
Nangeme775/
Nandgem774/
Nannjim772/
Nagneme771/
Nahnsem771/
Nanzeem771/
Nanchem771/
Nanhyem771/
Nanjine771/
Nainsem771/
Ngansem771/
Nganyem771/
Nganiem771/
Nanheim770/
Naunheim71677/
Neamjeam715/
Nanjieng712/
Nansieme711/
Nanjengh711/
Noundjem711/
Nangniem711/
Nansen67718/
Nangim67424/
Namjim67215/
Nanhen6780/
Nangen6776/
Nanyim6773/
Nanjin6759/
Nonyem6713/
Nanhym678/
Nanzen677/
Nonjen676/
Nansim675/
Nonjim673/
Nanhim672/
Noniem671/
Nancen671/
Namgem671/
Nancim671/
Nognem671/
Noundjeme671/
Nanyen671/
Nanien671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nanjem
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