Njapu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Njapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njapu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njapu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Njapu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njapu reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Njapu is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njapau911,688/
Njapou91178/
Nijapu916/
Njapuh911/
Ndjapou8348/
Ndjapau8334/
Njiapou8324/
Njapout831/
Njapoup831/
Njapauh831/
Nsapu805,949/
Nyapu80328/
Nzapu80132/
Neapu8039/
Niapu8030/
Nhapu8018/
Ncapu807/
Njopu802/
Nxapu801/
Nzapou7334/
Gnapou7334/
N'Sapu7327/
Nyapus7321/
Nyapeu7310/
Nyapou734/
Ncaphu732/
Njopou731/
Ncapau731/
Njophu731/
Niapou731/
Nchapu731/
Nsaipu731/
Nsiapu731/
Nyaphu731/
Neeapu731/
Njoupou6719/
Ngnapou6711/
Naayapu677/
Njuipou672/
Nyahapu671/
Ndjopou671/
Njopoup671/
Njeupou671/
Njiopuh671/
Nzapouh671/
Nziapou671/
Nyaphud671/

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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 Njapu
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