Njapeni Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Njapeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njapeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Njapeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njapeni occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Njapeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Njapeni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Njapeni live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 79 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Njapeni exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyapeni86169/
Njapani861/
Nyapengi8034/
Ncapheni801/
Nyapenoi801/
Nijaponi801/
Nyapini71453/
Niapene7140/
Nyapena7128/
Ncopeni712/
Nzapena712/
Nyaponi711/
Nyapani711/
Nyapfani67119/
Gnaspini6741/
Ncopheni673/
Niapeine671/
Ngniapegnie671/
Ndjopene671/
Naiyapinit592/
Neopani57362/
Niapane575/
Nyopani571/
Neopeney533/
Neapinea531/
Nyauupane5011/
Nyaaupane503/
Nchoupena502/

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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 Njapeni
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