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

Njah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺠﺎﻩ) occurs most in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 135,269th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,192,403 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njah reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 540,009th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 271 people.

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

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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Nyah758,068/
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Njoh756,795/
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Njha751,318/
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Najja671,879/
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Naija67647/
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Noija67390/
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Nhija6719/
N'Jay6717/
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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/
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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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  • 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 Njah
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