Njanu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Njanu (20) may also be a first name.

Njanu Last Name Facts

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

Njanu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njanu? popularity and diffusion

Njanu is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Njanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Njanu live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Njanu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 50 percent are found and Kaduna, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Njanu occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.

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Ndjanhou772/
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Gnianou673/
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Nianhui673/
Nyanhau672/
Nyanhou672/
Nchanui672/
Njonnou672/
Nyanguu672/
Nsagnou672/
N'Iangu671/
Nihaanu671/
Nsangnu671/
Nchangu671/
Ngnagnu671/
N'Yangu671/
Nhianou671/
Niagnau671/
Niagnou671/
Nianhou671/
Niannou671/
Njuonou671/
Njongnu671/
Nițeanu671/
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Nzangau671/
Nyanguh671/
Nyannou671/
Nyagnou671/
Gnagnui671/
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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 Njanu
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