Njambo Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Njambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njambo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﺒﻮ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Njambo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njambo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Njambo reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Njambo is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 76 percent reside, Centre Region, where 6 percent reside and East Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njambo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njambo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﺒﻮ | anjambw | - |
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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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- 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 Njambo
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