Njaju Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Njaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Njaju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njaju is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njaju? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njaju are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 433,422. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Western Cape, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Njaju Last Name Statistics demography

Njaju earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.93% less than the national average, earning R 99,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Njhaud731/
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Gnajou731/
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Nzau6757,964/
Njue6723,964/
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Njou671,136/
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Nijaziu6712/
Nayiaju6710/
Noujjou674/
Ndjazou672/
Ngnajou672/
Njiajip672/
Nojhajt672/
Nsaj672/
Naisaju671/
Nejjout671/
Njij671/
Ndjazeu671/
Nehajhu671/
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Njodjeu671/
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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 Njaju
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