Njapawu Surname
Approximately 677 people bear this surname
Njapawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 673 | 1:23,551 | 2,528 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Njapawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njapawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njapawu is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Njapawu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njapawu? popularity and diffusion
Njapawu is the 489,550th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njapawu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 23,551. In Zambia Njapawu is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 92 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 6 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjapawu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Njapau | 92 | 1,688 | / |
| Njapwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njapawouo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Njapawoua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Njapwou | 86 | 14 | / |
| Njapawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njapauh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njapawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njapa | 83 | 866 | / |
| Njapu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Njapwouo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njapou | 77 | 178 | / |
| Njappa | 77 | 63 | / |
| Njapah | 77 | 60 | / |
| Njapao | 77 | 27 | / |
| Njapba | 77 | 10 | / |
| Njapai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Njiapa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njapya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njahpa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njaabu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njapwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njapuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njapia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njapaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njap | 73 | 215 | / |
| Njiapou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Njapouo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njapbah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njapyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njabawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njopwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njepwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njapuoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njipwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njaba | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Njopa | 67 | 391 | / |
| Njepu | 67 | 168 | / |
| Njabu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Njapo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Njipa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Njipu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Njapi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Njipwouo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Njopwouo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njupa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Njape | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njiap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njobuawu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njepa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njopu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njhap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njupu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnjpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchapowou | 63 | 3 | / |
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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 Njapawu
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