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
Njema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njema (Marathi: नजेमा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 193,751st most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,358,316 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njema live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njema is also the 450,135th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 372 people.
The last name Njema is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 654 people, or 1 in 80,950. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 47 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Malawi, where 26 percent live.
Njema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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