Njawe Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Njawe Last Name Facts

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

Njawe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njawe is the 1,918,812th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Njawe live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Njawe is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 30 percent live, Centre Region, where 29 percent live and Littoral Region, where 18 percent live. Other than Cameroon Njawe is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 10 percent live.

Njawe Last Name Statistics demography

Njawe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77% less than the national average, earning R 54,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Njau6743,751/
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Nyae673,911/
Njei673,349/
Njee67305/
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N'Djaye67107/
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Njay6726/
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Njoa6714/
Njaj6713/
Nsaw677/
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Niaw675/
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Njey673/
Nyawoue673/
Nyawehe672/
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Gnawoue672/
H'Njaye672/
Ndjouwe672/
Ndjowea672/
Najjawa672/
Neujahe671/
Nyayweh671/
Nayiawe671/
Nshawet671/
Nsiyawe671/
Naijaye671/
Naitawe671/
Ndjayee671/
Ndjoowe671/
Njouwet671/
Njiayep671/
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Njeiwei671/
Nzae671/
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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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  • 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 Njawe
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