Nje Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4201:49,4506,468
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nje (82) may also be a first name.

Nje Last Name Facts

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

Nje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺞ, Hindi: ंजे, Marathi: नजे) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nje is the 568,231st most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname Nje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nje are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 82 people.

Nje is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 49,450. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 27 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Nje Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nje earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.6% less than the national average, earning R 131,652 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njie8677,703/
Njei863,349/
Ndje861,488/
Njeh861,227/
Njee86305/
Nije86275/
Ntje86196/
Njea86119/
Njed8619/
Njeu8619/
Njer8616/
Njhe864/
Njet864/
Njey863/
N'Je862/
Hnje862/
Njep862/
Njze861/
Ånje861/
Njje861/
Nnje861/
Ne8013,369/
Nj80508/
Ndjee75669/
Ndjea75103/
N'Dje7591/
Næsje7590/
Najie7568/
Nijer7547/
Ndjey7536/
N'Jie7534/
Njeah7534/
Najje7530/
Nijee7527/
Njieh7525/
N'Jed7523/
Njeih7514/
Neije7512/
Nejie7511/
Njeuh7510/
Noije759/
Naije758/
Nnjie757/
Nijes756/
Nijie756/
Njesh756/
Njeer753/
Njihe753/
Nijed752/
Ndjet752/
Nnije752/
Ndjes752/
Njehe752/
Njeej752/
Najhe752/
Ntjee752/
N'Jeh751/
Njier751/
Njiey751/
Ndjep751/
N'Jee751/
Njerh751/
Njgie751/
Njiea751/
Njiee751/
Njiet751/
Njech751/
Njeed751/
Niije751/
Nijeu751/
Njjie751/
Nujie751/
Njehj751/
Njgee751/
Nijep751/
Nhjez751/
Nie671,701,671/
Net6756,237/
Nze6752,869/
Nge6752,265/
Naj6751,661/
Nye6724,594/
Neu6718,617/
Nji6717,959/
Ney6714,122/
Nee6712,149/
Nse6712,108/
Noj679,660/
Neh678,235/
Nes675,370/
Nei674,892/
Nea674,194/
Ned673,992/
Ner672,631/
Hne672,563/
Nja672,369/
Nep672,215/
Nij671,495/
Nhe671,079/
Nhj67610/
Neß67609/
Nej67547/
Nez67504/
Nne67486/
Nuj67164/
Naijes67161/
Njå67113/
Née6794/
Nijher6785/
Najjie6762/
Neyjee6746/
Gne6743/
Ncj6733/
Hnaije6731/
Nce6726/
Njiehe6725/
Ngajie6724/
Nijjee6721/
Njaaye6719/
Nuijes6718/
Náj6717/
Nijesh6714/
Nxe6714/
Nnj6714/
Njh6713/
Nxj6710/
Nsj679/
Njz678/
Njj678/
Nyj677/
Njieha676/
Nojies676/
Najjeh676/
Njy676/
Nzj676/
Najieh675/
Nnejie675/
Neč675/
Neć674/
Njuije674/
Hnj674/
Naijet674/
Njejje673/
Noujie673/
Nnajie673/
Naijie672/
Ndjihe672/
Naëije672/
Neè672/
Neé672/
Neijer672/
N'Djea672/
Nsojje672/
N'Aije671/
N'Jehe671/
Neijes671/
Naijje671/
Nsejje671/
Ndje'e671/
Ndjeeh671/
Ndjeih671/
Neş671/
Neţ671/
Neș671/
Naajhe671/
Njeije671/
Njeiss671/
Nïj671/
Nyejje671/
Njeedh671/

Nje Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nje in the Hindi language
ंजेnje-
Nje in the Marathi language
नजेnaje80
न्जेnje20
Nje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺞanj60
ﺍﻧﺠﻪanjh40

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nje
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