Njam Surname
Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname
Njam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 523 | 1:146,812 | 12,960 |
| Cameroon | 329 | 1:63,128 | 8,034 |
| Indonesia | 154 | 1:858,761 | 64,655 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Njam (153) may also be a first name.
Njam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njam (Hindi: न्जाम, Marathi: िनजाम) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 338,216th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,698,112 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Njam are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Njam is also the 743,570th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 153 people.
The last name Njam is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 146,812. In Iran it is most common in: Lorestan Province, where 84 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent reside and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njam in the Marathi language | ||
| िनजाम | inajama | - |
| Njam in the Hindi language | ||
| न्जाम | njama | 50 |
| नजम | najama | 50 |
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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 Njam
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