Njaya Surname
Approximately 1,647 people bear this surname
Njaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 562 | 1:27,470 | 4,224 |
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| Cameroon | 139 | 1:149,418 | 16,457 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Kenya | 32 | 1:1,443,122 | 35,693 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Njaya (145) may also be a first name.
Njaya Demographics
Njaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njaya (Arabic: نجايا, Hindi: न्जय, Marathi: नजया, Oriya: ଏନଜୟା) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 242,393rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,424,739 people. The last name Njaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Njaya reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 145 people.
The surname Njaya is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Aside from Malawi Njaya is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.
Njaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Njaya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏନଜୟା | enajaya | - |
| Njaya in the Hindi language | ||
| न्जय | njaya | 75 |
| ंजय | njaya | 25 |
| Njaya in the Marathi language | ||
| नजया | najaya | 50 |
| न्जया | njaya | 50 |
| Njaya in the Arabic language | ||
| نجايا | njaya | - |
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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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- 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 Njaya
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