Njay Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Njay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njay (60) may also be a first name.
Njay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njay (Bengali: ঞ্জয়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ, Hindi: ंजय, Marathi: ंजय) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Njay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Njay reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Njay is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 60 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Njay is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside and Mauritania, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njay in the Bengali language | ||
| ঞ্জয় | njaya | - |
| Njay in the Hindi language | ||
| ंजय | njaya | 70.59 |
| न्जय | njaya | 11.76 |
| Njay in the Marathi language | ||
| ंजय | njaya | 66.67 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 33.33 |
| Njay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 50 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻯ | anjay | 16.67 |
| ﺃﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻱ | anday | 16.67 |
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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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