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
Njala (Arabic: نجالا, Hindi: ंजल) is found in Malawi more 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 Njala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 95,453rd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,461,895 people. Njala is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njala are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 567,531st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 247 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 4,209 people, or 1 in 4,067. Barring Malawi Njala occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
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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