Njava Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692

Njava (10) may also be a first name.

Njava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njava is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njava is the 2,689,253rd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Njava reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Njava is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Njava is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe Njava is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 55 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 39 percent live and Harare Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndjava9118/
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Ndjavai831/
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Najaeva831/
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Gnava80248/
Nsava80194/
Nzava8042/
Neava8033/
Njave808/
Nhava805/
Njhavadh773/
Nijhavat773/
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Njampa73170/
Ndjawa73130/
Njeaba7375/
Ndjova7373/
Njanpa7370/
Niavas7321/
Njavoh7314/
Niavah7313/
Njawat7311/
Njawah738/
Njabai737/
Nyavaa737/
Njiaba734/
Njawai734/
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Njabha732/
Nziava731/
Njaabi731/
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Nzauva731/
Nnjova731/
Nzavai731/
Njaved731/
Njavit731/
Nzavha731/
Njawua731/
Nieava731/
Nijaba731/
Nsavat731/
Nhavai731/
Nijawa731/
Njawaya67168/
Nehaeva6752/
Nijabat6739/
Njiawap6723/
Nyavaya6719/
Nyhaeva6712/
Nijabad675/
Njampau672/
Najjawa672/
Njeabah672/
Nayaeva671/
Njaveed671/
Niava'a671/
Nchavah671/
Nijampa671/
Ndjaiwa671/
Ndjawat671/
Ndjouva671/
Neuaeva671/
Njiawah671/
Njawaid671/
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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 Njava
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