Njawaya Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Njawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njawaya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njawaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njawaya is the 1,333,288th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njawaya are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Njawaya is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 46 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Njawaya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyawaya | 86 | 43 | / |
| Nsawaya | 86 | 41 | / |
| Njawa | 83 | 835 | / |
| Nyajwaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| N'Sawaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyahwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyaway | 77 | 215 | / |
| Nhaway | 77 | 55 | / |
| Njawai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gnaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nijawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawaye | 71 | 215 | / |
| Nhavaya | 71 | 68 | / |
| Nzavaya | 71 | 65 | / |
| Nyabaya | 71 | 61 | / |
| Nyawayi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nyavaya | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nsaweya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Najjawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neawway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njabayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzawiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawayj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neahway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njawaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawa | 67 | 6,650 | / |
| Njawe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Niawa | 67 | 88 | / |
| Nhavhaya | 67 | 70 | / |
| Njava | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nyahwayi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nyajuaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Njawi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyavhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naayaava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjoweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjowoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnawy | 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 Njawaya
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