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
Njem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﺟﻢ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njem? popularity and diffusion
Njem is the 475,239th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. The last name is predominantly found 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. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name globally. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname Njem is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 606 people, or 1 in 34,272. In Cameroon Njem is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 42 percent reside, Centre Region, where 24 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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