Njaku Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4171:126,95811,944
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Njaku Last Name Facts

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

Njaku occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njaku? popularity and diffusion

Njaku is the 640,141st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. Njaku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njaku reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 126,958. In Tanzania Njaku is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 54 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njakou91268/
Nijaku91112/
Njakeu9138/
Ndjaku914/
Njauku912/
Njakui911/
Njakau911/
Ndjakou83208/
Ndjakeu8341/
Njiakou8326/
Ndjakui831/
Njiakau831/
Njiakeu831/
Njackeu831/
Njackou831/
Njoku80274,314/
Nyaku806,399/
Nsaku801,868/
Nzaku80568/
Niaku8044/
Njacu8010/
Ncaku8010/
N'Djakou7745/
Nnajiaku7744/
Ndjakoup771/
Ndjoku731,795/
Nyakou73710/
Nyaaku73489/
Nzakou73199/
Njokou73178/
Njioku73118/
N'Saku7362/
Nsiaku7362/
Niakou7359/
Njuoku7355/
Niakui7328/
Nnjoku7321/
Niakau7321/
Nyakeu7318/
Njouku7317/
Nzeaku7317/
Nhakhu7311/
Njoiku738/
Nyakud738/
Njjoku735/
Njojku735/
Njokeu735/
Nsakou735/
Nujoku734/
Nayoku733/
Njokuu733/
Njokut733/
Nojoku733/
Njokku733/
Njooku732/
Njocku732/
Njokus732/
Nyakui732/
Nyakhu731/
Nejoku731/
Nyatku731/
Njoeku731/
Nsakup731/
N'Joku731/
Njokui731/
Nzakui731/
Nyakau731/
Njokhu731/
Njokuh731/
Njhoku731/
Njiokou67152/
Ndjokou67140/
Njeukou6764/
Nziakou6758/
Njeukui6738/
Njoukou6730/
Njeukeu6729/
Njuikui6724/
Niagkou6722/
N'Djoku6721/
Ndjokeu6716/
Ngnakeu6716/
Njuikeu6710/
Nchakou676/
Nzeakou675/
Naiyaku673/
Niaskou672/
N'Sakou672/
Nyakush671/
Njokuch671/
Naiyoku671/
Nchakuh671/
Ndjokui671/
N'Nsaku671/
Niackou671/
Njuokou671/
Njoikou671/
Njokout671/
Njoukuh671/
Njoukut671/
Nzakuha671/
Nyackou671/
Nyakuth671/
Gniakou671/

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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 Njaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis