Njame Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2931:180,68815,725
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Njame (57) may also be a first name.

Njame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻡ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Njame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 718,674th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The surname Njame is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njame live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njame is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 57 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 180,688. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 50 percent live, Pwani Region, where 48 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Njame Last Name Statistics demography

Njame earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.62% less than the national average, earning R 124,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijame9128/
Njaime9115/
Ndjame9113/
Njamet9111/
Njamer9110/
Ntjame918/
Njhame913/
Njames912/
Njamee911/
Njiame911/
Njahme911/
Njamie911/
Njaeme911/
Njam891,088/
Njahame8310/
N'Djame831/
Njaaime831/
Ndjaame831/
Ndjaume831/
Njiamei831/
Njammeh831/
Nyame8024,488/
Nijam8010,710/
Njama806,038/
Nzame801,773/
Nsame801,330/
Neame801,287/
Ntjam80887/
Njome80538/
Njami80502/
Niame80499/
Gname80401/
Ncame80233/
Ndjam8092/
Njaim8060/
Njamy8017/
Njham8012/
Nsjam805/
Njime804/
Njaam803/
Nhame802/
N'Jam801/
Njyam801/
N'Djamme772/
N'Djamey771/
Njamaije771/
Nsajames771/
Nijami731,318/
Gnamey731,223/
Nejjam73926/
Njoume73823/
Ndjami73335/
Najham73284/
Nyameh73237/
Najjam73219/
Ndjome73105/
Njeama7397/
Nyamei7380/
Nyamea7376/
Nijham7373/
Niamey7367/
Ndjime7364/
Niasme7357/
Nziame7357/
Niamie7354/
N'Yame7349/
Naijam7345/
Nyamey7344/
Nijaam7338/
Nyamie7337/
Nkhame7335/
Ngname7329/
Niamme7327/
Nijama7326/
N'Same7326/
Neameh7325/
Nsamie7322/
Nayome7320/
Nhaume7318/
Niameh7318/
Nehame7317/
Njomeu7316/
Nyamhe7315/
Njamma7313/
Niamet7313/
Njaama7310/
Njoeme7310/
Nsaame7310/
Najiam739/
Gnamme739/
Nijjam737/
Niamee736/
Njammi736/
Nchame735/
Noijam735/
Neijam734/
Ndjamy734/
N'Djam733/
Nihame733/
Niamje732/
Ngeame732/
Njaymi732/
Nzameh732/
Nsahme732/
Neamme732/
Njomie732/
N'Jamé731/
N'Jime731/
Nyamee731/
Niamer731/
Najome731/
Neamei731/
Nsaume731/
Nsameh731/
Nejome731/
Ngiame731/
Niamei731/
Niames731/
Njomes731/
Njeume731/
Njiama731/
Njiami731/
Njaima731/
Nijamy731/
Nzames731/
Nzamie731/
Néaume731/
Nyamme731/
Nyameu731/
Gnamea731/
Gniame731/
Njamio731/
Nshame731/
Njaimi731/
Njamaa731/
Njamii731/
Naiome731/
Nyaame731/
Nyamed731/
Nujiam731/
Nijamm731/
Neamee730/
Nyam6729,610/
Nham678,617/
Niam676,918/
Nzam672,539/
Njom671,540/
Gnam671,143/
Neam67973/
Ndjoume67137/
Nsam6799/
N'Gname6797/
Nijhami6793/
Ncam6788/
Nxam6772/
Najhami6739/
Ngejeme6731/
Niamehr6716/
Nyamieh6711/
N'Djime6710/
Nehaume678/
Njoumme678/
Nijaami676/
Naijami676/
Naijham674/
Nujjama674/
Ngijime674/
Njeumeu673/
Nouijam673/
Nyameah672/
Nagiame672/
Néaumet671/
Naijaam671/
Nehaime671/
Nayomee671/
Nijamaa671/
Nejhami671/
Nnjamma671/
Neameah671/
Nyammeh671/
Neameey671/
Naijama671/
Nyammer671/
Nyamher671/
Nsayame671/
Nsamehe671/
Nchamge671/
Nchatme671/
Ndjahmy671/
Ndjamai671/
Ndjeume671/
Nehamee671/
Nehamer671/
Ngnamed671/
Ngnamet671/
N'Chame671/
Niatmet671/
Njiyome671/
Njomeha671/
Njiaoum671/
Njamuha671/
Nyameuh671/
Gnihame671/
Nejiahamed671/
Neahmeh671/
Ncejama671/
Gnamech671/
Naiyame671/
Noojiam671/
Niameat671/
Hnujiam671/
Nieamie670/

Njame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻡjam50
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡanjam50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njame
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