Njala Surname
Approximately 4,985 people bear this surname
Njala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,209 | 1:4,067 | 565 |
| Uganda | 217 | 1:179,905 | 15,002 |
| Tanzania | 188 | 1:281,604 | 22,057 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| Zambia | 92 | 1:172,282 | 11,887 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Njala (247) may also be a first name.
Njala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njala (Arabic: نجالا, Hindi: ंजल) is found most in Malawi. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 95,453rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,461,895 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njala reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 567,531st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 247 people.
Njala is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,209 people, or 1 in 4,067. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njala in the Hindi language | ||
| ंजल | njala | - |
| Njala in the Arabic language | ||
| نجالا | njala | - |
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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 Njala
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