Njema Surname
Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname
Njema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 654 | 1:80,950 | 8,309 |
| Kenya | 587 | 1:78,671 | 7,314 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njema (372) may also be a first name.
Njema Demographics
Average Njema Salary in
United States
$24,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Njema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njema (Marathi: नजेमा) occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 193,751st most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,358,316 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njema live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,135th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 372 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 80,950. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 47 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and Malawi, where 26 percent reside.
Njema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.
Njema earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njema in the Marathi language | ||
| नजेमा | najema | - |
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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 Njema
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