Njawala Surname
Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname
Njawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 836 | 1:20,477 | 3,173 |
| Tanzania | 456 | 1:116,100 | 11,115 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Njawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njawala occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njawala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njawala is the 292,632nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njawala are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyawala | 86 | 42 | / |
| Njabala | 86 | 36 | / |
| Nzawala | 86 | 5 | / |
| Njawalo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Njavala | 86 | 3 | / |
| Njawale | 86 | 2 | / |
| Niawala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nijavala | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nyawalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njobahala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndjawoula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njowela | 71 | 1,362 | / |
| Nyawale | 71 | 278 | / |
| Nyabala | 71 | 192 | / |
| Nyawalo | 71 | 175 | / |
| Nyawela | 71 | 127 | / |
| Gnawali | 71 | 122 | / |
| Nzabala | 71 | 98 | / |
| Nyowala | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nsabala | 71 | 21 | / |
| Niawali | 71 | 17 | / |
| Njavale | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nhawale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyawola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyawali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njowola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neavala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyavala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nxawalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnawaly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njavali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niavala | 71 | 0 | / |
| Njavalli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Njavally | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nehavala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyawella | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyabalya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaballa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabalah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzabaala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niawalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnowala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsabalah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnjavale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijavali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabaula | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Njawala
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