Njaja Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Njaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 36 | 1:1,282,775 | 35,275 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njaja (13) may also be a first name.
Njaja Demographics
Average Njaja Salary in
South Africa
R 120,672
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Njaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njaja has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njaja live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njaja is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
The surname Njaja is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,282,775. In Kenya Njaja is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 97 percent are found and Busia County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Njaja occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
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.
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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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