Njal Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Njal (97) may also be a first name.

Njal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njal is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Njal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Njal reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 97 people.

The last name Njal is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Njal is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 99 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria Njal occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njale89863/
Nijal8969/
Ndjal8946/
Njhal899/
Njall893/
N'Jal892/
Njaul891/
Njail891/
Ndjale801,692/
Najial80786/
Njaule80316/
Najeal80262/
Njalle80105/
Ntjale8024/
Naijal8017/
Najjal809/
Nojial802/
Njiale802/
Nijjal802/
Nijeal801/
Nayjal801/
Nojhal801/
Nujhal801/
Nijaul801/
Nijale801/
Ndjaal801/
Ndjall801/
Nijalt801/
Njhale801/
Njaile801/
Najhal801/
Neal75147,864/
Nial7523,473/
Nyal7512,903/
Nhal75323/
Nsal75203/
Nzal75158/
Njol7552/
Gnal752/
Ncal750/
Ndjalle7318/
Najjgal731/
Nhial6770,907/
Nihal6714,073/
Nehal6713,935/
Nzale674,538/
Njole672,082/
Neall67911/
Gnale67450/
Nsale67444/
Gnall67402/
Ndjol67365/
Niall67362/
Niale67250/
Nshal6769/
Najol6736/
Nayol6719/
Nhail6715/
Nsial6710/
Neeal678/
Niaal678/
Ngial678/
Nnial678/
Nhall675/
Nojol675/
Nejol675/
Nyhal674/
N'Yal674/
Nhyal673/
Nyaal673/
Naiol673/
Nyall673/
Nujol673/
Nchal673/
N'Sal672/
Ndjaille672/
Nzaal672/
Niahl672/
Neaal671/
Négal671/
Nheal671/
Nzalt671/
Nieal671/
Hneal671/
Ncall671/
Ngnal671/
Nhaul671/
Njeil671/
Ni'al671/
Nseal671/
Gnaul671/
Nealh671/
Nzzal671/
Nzail671/
Nyoal671/
Nijol671/
Nhaal671/
Niald670/
Nyalt670/
Neal-670/

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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
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  • 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 Njal
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