Njama Surname
Approximately 6,038 people bear this surname
Njama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,997 | 1:17,665 | 2,266 |
| Kenya | 2,511 | 1:18,391 | 2,170 |
| Nigeria | 314 | 1:564,149 | 27,398 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Njama (957) may also be a first name.
Njama Demographics
Njama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: नजमा, Marathi: नजमा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 80,621st most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,206,947 people. The last name Njama is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njama live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 260,889th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 957 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,997 people, or 1 in 17,665. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 53 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Njama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (55%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Njama surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Njama earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.52% less than the national average, earning R 70,044 per year and in United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njama in the Marathi language | ||
| नजमा | najama | - |
| Njama in the Hindi language | ||
| नजमा | najama | 80 |
| नाजमा | najama | 20 |
| Njama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﻪ | anjamh | 50 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ | anjam | 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
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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 Njama
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