Njagwa Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Njagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
Njagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njagwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njagwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njagwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 494,781. In Tanzania Njagwa is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 85 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njiangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njhangwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njakwa | 83 | 1,256 | / |
| Njagua | 83 | 180 | / |
| Nyagwa | 83 | 177 | / |
| Nzagwa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Nsagwa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Njagwi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nhagwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Niagwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Njagwo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Njogwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Njagwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ncagwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchagwa | 77 | 4,072 | / |
| Nyagwau | 77 | 85 | / |
| Njankwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ndjakwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyagwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngnagwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njiogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsiagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjagua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njagwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njaukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njeakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Najjagwe | 71 | 181 | / |
| Nsiagwai | 71 | 111 | / |
| N'Sangwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ndjaukwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nyangwau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Njiaguah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njangwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njiangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njoungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshagwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyauugwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchagwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njangkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyagba | 67 | 663 | / |
| Nzakwa | 67 | 459 | / |
| Nsakwa | 67 | 385 | / |
| Nyogwa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Nyakwa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Njokwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nyagwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Njakwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyagua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nsagua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzagba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njakwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njagui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njogwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Najjaggwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njagbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyacwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchangwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaijakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niagba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnajjagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Njagwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis