Njami Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3921:52,9826,904
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Njami (96) may also be a first name.

Njami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njami (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﻲ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njami? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 614,324th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Njami are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Njami is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name Njami is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 52,982. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 47 percent live, Centre Region, where 33 percent live and West Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Njami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Njami last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nijami911,318/
Ndjami91335/
Njammi916/
Njaymi912/
Njiami911/
Njamie911/
Njamio911/
Njaimi911/
Njamii911/
Nijhami8393/
Najhami8339/
Nijaami836/
Naijami836/
Nejhami831/
Ndjamai831/
Njiamei831/
Nyami807,007/
Njama806,038/
Gnami801,596/
Njomi801,094/
Niami80746/
Njame80406/
Nsami80292/
Nhami80245/
Neami80149/
Nzami8043/
Ncami8024/
Njamy8017/
Nxami804/
Najhamii771/
Najhamit771/
Njamaije771/
Nyamai7319,225/
Gnammi739,582/
Nayomi731,337/
Nzaumi73501/
Njeumi73229/
Nzamai73216/
Njoumi73193/
Nyamoi73148/
Nsiami73131/
Njeama7397/
Ndjomi7395/
Niammi7383/
Nyamei7380/
Nziami7376/
Niamie7354/
Njiomi7341/
Nyamie7337/
Ngnami7334/
Nchami7331/
Neamți7330/
Nijame7328/
Nijama7326/
Nsamie7322/
Niamis7321/
Nzamio7319/
Gnamoi7318/
Nihami7316/
Njaime7315/
Niamai7314/
Njamma7313/
Nyamui7313/
Ndjame7313/
Naiomi7312/
N'Yami7312/
Njamet7311/
Njaama7310/
Njamer7310/
Ntjame738/
Nojomi737/
Nsamai736/
Najomi735/
Niamoi735/
Njoomi734/
Ndjamy734/
Njhame733/
Ntcami733/
Njeimi733/
Njames732/
Njomih732/
Nyammi732/
Njomie732/
N'Hami731/
N'Jamé731/
Nyamhi731/
Nehami731/
Neaomi731/
Nrzami731/
Njamee731/
Neaami731/
Njeymi731/
Nsaami731/
Neamei731/
Nsamyi731/
Nshami731/
Niamei731/
Niamio731/
Njiama731/
Njiame731/
Njahme731/
Njaima731/
Nijamy731/
Nzamie731/
Nzamii731/
Nzammi731/
Nzamui731/
Nyamih731/
Gnamii731/
Nijomi731/
Njaeme731/
Njamaa731/
Nsamio731/
Niammai6760/
Ndjoumi6730/
N'Gnami6722/
Ngniami6720/
Nyamieh6711/
Njahame6710/
Ndziami6710/
Niamaia678/
Neammai677/
Nujjama674/
N'Hammi674/
Ngiamis673/
Nayommi672/
Nyamaiz672/
N'Djame671/
Nijamaa671/
Neiyami671/
Nnjamma671/
Naijama671/
Niamoit671/
Njaaime671/
Naiyami671/
Ndjaame671/
Ndjahmy671/
Ndjaume671/
N'Yammi671/
Njamuha671/
Nyamaia671/
Gnammii671/
Gnammiy671/
Njammeh671/
Niahmai671/
Nieamie670/

Njami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻣﻲanjamy-

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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 Njami
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