Njaja Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya361:1,282,77535,275
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njaja (13) may also be a first name.

Njaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njaja is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Njaja is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njaja reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njaja is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,282,775. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 97 percent live and Busia County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Njaja Last Name Statistics demography

Njaja earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.22% less than the national average, earning R 120,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyaa671,338/
Njha671,318/
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Nyajowa678/
Nuijaya677/
Najiaei676/
Nijayad676/
Nesajas676/
Najieha675/
Najhajt674/
Njiayap673/
N'Djaya672/
Nnja672/
Njiajip672/
Nojhajt672/
Nijj672/
Hnja672/
Nsaj672/
Najhiya671/
Najiaya671/
Najjiya671/
Najyaji671/
Njiayah671/
Njij671/
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Njeuaha671/
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Nxaj671/
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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 Njaja
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