Njah Surname

135,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,5971:7,9971,038
Nigeria6221:284,79516,051
Tunisia461:13,2742,179
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Njah (271) may also be a first name.

Njah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺠﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njah is the 135,269th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,192,403 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njah live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 540,009th most common first name world-wide, held by 271 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,597 people, or 1 in 7,997. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 52 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 31 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.

Njah Last Name Statistics demography

Njah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Njash893/
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Nja862,369/
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Njau7543,751/
Nyah758,068/
Njai756,835/
Njoh756,795/
Niah752,101/
Njha751,318/
Njia751,214/
Nija751,214/
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Najia672,130/
Najja671,879/
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Naija67647/
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Nijap67497/
Noija67390/
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Naaja6737/
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Nayja6733/
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Nnyah6720/
Nhija6719/
N'Jay6717/
Nijia6717/
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Nijaz6715/
N'Jai6714/
Njeih6714/
Niash6712/
Nejea6711/
Nijha6710/
Njeuh6710/
Njosh679/
Hneah678/
Nujhahat677/
Gnash676/
Njiap676/
Najho676/
Niaah676/
Nijau676/
Njais675/
Nojya675/
Njhaa674/
Nijaa673/
Njatt673/
Nijoa673/
Nieah673/
Nnija673/
Nyahh673/
Njhai673/
N'Iah672/
N'Yah672/
Neyja672/
Nujja672/
Njoch672/
Gnaah672/
Najhahat671/
Neahy671/
Nejya671/
Nojja671/
Gnadh671/
Nyhah671/
Nnjia671/
Nujha671/
N'Jia671/
N'Joh671/
Njoih671/
Nja'a671/
Njhap671/
Njhay671/
Njiea671/
Njass671/
Njaus671/
Njays671/
Nniah671/
Gnaih671/
Nnjai671/
Najea671/
Njjas671/
Hnjya671/

Njah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺠﺎﻩnjah-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njah
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