Njem Surname
Approximately 704 people bear this surname
Njem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 606 | 1:34,272 | 4,614 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Njem (29) may also be a first name.
Njem Demographics
Average Njem Salary in
United States
$72,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Njem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺟﻢ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njem is the 475,239th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. The surname Njem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Njem are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Njem is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used given name globally, borne by 29 people.
The surname Njem is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 34,272. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 42 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and Southwest Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Cameroon Njem is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.
Njem Last Name Statistics demography
Njem earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﺟﻢ | najm | - |
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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 Njem
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