Njanja Surname
Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname
Njanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,172 | 1:39,403 | 4,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 266 | 1:58,038 | 8,803 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| Zambia | 36 | 1:440,276 | 20,880 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Njanja (188) may also be a first name.
Njanja Demographics
Average Njanja Salary in
South Africa
R 67,488
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Njanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njanja occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 221,950th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njanja reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 663,277th most common given name at a global level, borne by 188 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,172 people, or 1 in 39,403. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 48 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 23 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Njanja is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Njanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Njanja last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Njanja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.6% less than the national average, earning R 67,488 per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Njanja
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