Njamba Surname

55,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Njamba Surname Definition:

Njamba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: african elephant.

Njamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8,4611:1,873263
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Kenya1971:234,41616,434
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Namibia691:34,9195,039
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Njamba (3,867) may also be a first name.

Njamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Njamba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: african elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Luvale / Lunda tribe, meaning: elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: elephant (Royalty).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: african elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: swamp / Marsh.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: elder twin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: elephant (Royalty).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: elder twin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njamba is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,526th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 796,976 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njamba are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 112,882nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 3,867 people.

The last name Njamba is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 8,461 people, or 1 in 1,873. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 51 percent live, North-Western Province, where 15 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Njamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Njamba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.31% less than the national average, earning R 8,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndjamba926,961/
Ntjamba92953/
Njiamba924/
Njeamba922/
Njambea921/
Nijambad8616/
Najjamba865/
Ndjambaa864/
N'Djamba861/
Nsamba8341,710/
Nzamba8322,391/
Njambi8321,076/
Niamba839,688/
Nyamba834,649/
Gnamba833,449/
Njambe83492/
Njomba83288/
Njambo8337/
Nhamba8327/
Ncamba8315/
Njamwa837/
Njamva832/
Nxamba832/
Neamba831/
Ngiamba771,024/
Nihamba77658/
Nkhamba77262/
Niambai77248/
Nyambea77235/
Nshamba77232/
Ndjambo77222/
Njoumba77207/
N'Samba77188/
Ndjomba77124/
Njambou77122/
Nchamba7768/
Nziamba7762/
Njamwea7748/
Niambau7748/
Nyambai7738/
Ngnamba7730/
Nyambaa7728/
Nsambay7728/
Nzambea7727/
Njambed7717/
Nyambau7715/
Nsaamba7714/
Nyameba7710/
N'Zamba7710/
Nayomba7710/
Njombai7710/
Nyamboa778/
Niambah778/
Gnambah776/
Gnambha776/
Nhambau775/
Nzambay774/
Nyambas773/
Njambeu773/
Njeumba773/
Njiambe773/
Nyaamba773/
Gniamba772/
Nssamba772/
Ntcamba772/
Nyambay772/
Nyamnba771/
Nehamba771/
Nieamba771/
Nsambad771/
Nyambga771/
Njaumbe771/
Nsambah771/
Nsambai771/
Najomba771/
Ndjanba771/
Ngeamba771/
Njiambi771/
Njiambo771/
Njambop771/
Njamuha771/
Nnyamba771/
Nzambau771/
Nzamboa771/
Nyambap771/
Nyambaz771/
Gnanmba771/
Nyhamba771/
Ntjambo771/
Nyatmba771/
Njambii771/
Njamboi771/
N'Yamba771/
Njanbaz771/
Nyambaya71468/
Nyamboha71467/
Ndjambou71343/
Ndjoumba71108/
Nyahamba7185/
Ngihamba7175/
Ngiambea7155/
Nyasemba714/
Njaamwea714/
Nyambaja713/
Nyambaha711/
Nhayomba711/
Najjambi711/
Najjambo711/
Najjanba711/
Ngeambea711/
Ngnambah711/
Ngnambay711/
N'Sambay711/
Naayamba711/
N'Gnamba711/
Njamwaha711/
Nyamba'a711/
Nzambath711/
Nyambe6756,248/
Nyambi6717,097/
Nhambe6714,928/
Nyambo6712,711/
Nhambi676,860/
Nsomba672,197/
Niambi671,880/
Nsambo671,684/
Nzomba671,590/
Gnambi671,318/
Nzambo671,255/
Niambe671,192/
Nyomba671,114/
Gnomba67815/
Niambo67580/
Niomba67576/
Gnambe67436/
Njombe67414/
Njombo67385/
Nyamua67227/
Njombi67197/
Gnambo67166/
Nhomba6796/
Niachimba6766/
Nyamwa6754/
Nhambo6739/
Niamby6731/
Neambo6719/
Nhamua6717/
Niambault6714/
Nianba6713/
Nyamva6710/
Nzanba679/
Nsanba678/
Gnanba678/
Njanwa675/
Nyanba673/
Gnamby673/
Njonba673/
Ncomba672/
Neambi671/
Ncambo671/
Naiyombai671/
Neomba671/
Niambé671/
Nyamby671/
Nyambé671/
Ncanba671/

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