Njai Surname

72,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Njai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia5,1461:37481
Kenya9461:48,8164,990
Tanzania2531:209,25517,663
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Sierra Leone491:144,686305
England471:1,185,49155,443
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India81:95,883,173728,828
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tonga11:107,313791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Njai (296) may also be a first name.

Njai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njai is more commonly found in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njai is the 72,169th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,066,210 people. Njai is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Njai live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Njai is also the 512,632nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 296 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Gambia, where it is carried by 5,146 people, or 1 in 374. Apart from The Gambia it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Njai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Njai surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Njai last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Njai earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.92% less than the national average, earning 187,148 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ndjai89651/
Njaji89181/
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Njaid8959/
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N'Jai8914/
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Njau7543,751/
Nzai758,806/
Njei753,349/
Njah753,324/
Nsai751,644/
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Nagia672,187/
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Njaya671,647/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njai
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