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
Njambo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﺒﻮ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njambo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Njambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Njambo reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Njambo is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Njambo is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 76 percent reside, Centre Region, where 6 percent reside and East Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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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- 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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