Njembu Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Njembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njembu has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njembu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,555,468th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njembu reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Other than Botswana Njembu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjembu | 92 | 82 | / |
| Njembui | 92 | 6 | / |
| Njembou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Njeumbou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyembu | 83 | 1,077 | / |
| Njimbu | 83 | 943 | / |
| Nzembu | 83 | 710 | / |
| Ncembu | 83 | 162 | / |
| Nsembu | 83 | 141 | / |
| Ngembu | 83 | 72 | / |
| Niembu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ndjimbu | 77 | 248 | / |
| N'Sembu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ngembus | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nyiembu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ngembut | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ngembou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nzembou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nshembu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Njimbou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nchembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngembuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngiembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemmbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niitembu | 71 | 703 | / |
| Ndjimbou | 71 | 303 | / |
| Nsehmbuh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nzeumbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjenbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjimbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Zembou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njienbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njimbout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzeumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzimbu | 67 | 5,153 | / |
| Nyimbu | 67 | 1,727 | / |
| Ngimbu | 67 | 329 | / |
| Nsimbu | 67 | 255 | / |
| Ncimbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsymbu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Njembu
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