Njamu Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Njamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia361:440,27620,880
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Njamu (108) may also be a first name.

Njamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njamu occurs most in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njamu? popularity and diffusion

Njamu is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njamu are found; 43 percent are found in Southern Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Njamu is also the 904,892nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 108 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 440,276. In Zambia Njamu is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 53 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njamou9123/
Nijamu9115/
Ndjamu911/
Njeamu911/
Njamuh911/
Njamau911/
Njhamu911/
Ndjamou8365/
Najjamu833/
Njiamou831/
Naijamu831/
Njamuha831/
Nyamu8011,058/
Nsamu802,538/
Nzamu80669/
Neamu80393/
Nhamu80108/
Njomu8064/
Ncamu8026/
Niamu807/
Nxamu801/
Ndjamous771/
Gnamou734,580/
Neamțu73944/
Njomou73642/
Niamou73479/
Niamut73387/
N'Samu73164/
Gnamuš7388/
Nyamau7370/
Nsamou7367/
Nsiamu7362/
Nziamu7355/
N'Yamu7355/
Nyamou7350/
Ndjomu7334/
Njiomu7327/
Ngiamu7321/
Njomeu7316/
Nyamui7313/
Nzamou739/
Nihamu738/
Nsaamu736/
Njomuh733/
Nkhamu732/
Nchamu732/
Najomu731/
Neamåu731/
Nzamui731/
Nyameu731/
Nscamu731/
Ngeamu731/
Njoumu731/
Nsahmu731/
Nyamuh731/
Neamou731/
Gnamus730/
Gnammou672,209/
Nyamuha67202/
Ndjomou67163/
Njiomou67152/
Njoumou6739/
Nyamhuu6727/
Njeumou6725/
N'Zamou6711/
Ngnamou6710/
Naiyamu676/
Nihaamu673/
Nijamoo673/
Njommou673/
Njeumeu673/
Niamuth672/
Nssamou672/
Gniamou672/
Ntjamoo671/
Najjomu671/
Nchamou671/
Ndjomeu671/
Ngnameu671/
Nayyamu671/
Nyameuh671/
Gnahmou671/
Niamout671/

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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 Njamu
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