Njab Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Njab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njab has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njab? popularity and diffusion

Njab is the 2,047,559th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Njab is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njab are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Njab is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 280,663. In Cameroon Njab is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 43 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 35 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Njhab891/
Najjab8012/
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Niab751,627/
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Neab7514/
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Njowa671,260/
Njova671,237/
Nehab67539/
Nijap67497/
Ngiab67296/
Nhaib67219/
Ngeab67122/
Njauw6769/
Ndjap6722/
Nayob6721/
Nihab6718/
Hnsab6715/
Njhav6713/
Gnabs6713/
Nsiab678/
Nyabs677/
Njape677/
Njiap676/
Gnaub676/
Ndjob674/
Nijaf674/
Njaph672/
Nyabz672/
Nyaab672/
Njiaw671/
Nkhab671/
Nzabd671/
Nzabt671/
Najob671/
Nijav671/
Nsabt671/
Nujob671/
Hnzab671/
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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 Njab
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