Njanjanja Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njanjanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njanjanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Njanjanja Last Name Facts

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

Njanjanja is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njanjanja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Njanjanja is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njanjanja are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 291,288. In Zimbabwe Njanjanja is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 68 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njanjonje781/
Njonjonjo67395/
Nhanhanha67107/
Nyanyanya6732/
Nsansanya672/
Nyanhanza671/
Nyanianza671/
Ncancanca671/
Nsansangia631/
Nyanyange563/
Nyanyanye561/

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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 Njanjanja
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