Njemu Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4061:130,39812,205
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Njemu (17) may also be a first name.

Njemu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Njemu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Njemu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Njemu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njemu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641,055th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njemu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njemu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 17 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 130,398. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 51 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 26 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njemou9121/
Ndjemu914/
Njemut911/
Njemuh911/
Njeamu911/
Njeumou8325/
Njiemou8317/
Njeumeu833/
Ndjemou833/
Njemmou831/
Ngemu802,387/
Nyemu80271/
Nsemu80265/
Njimu80157/
Nzemu80132/
Ncemu8034/
Niemu806/
Ndjemoud771/
Njimou7358/
Nchemu7351/
Ngiemu7349/
Ndjimu7334/
Nzemou7329/
Njiomu7327/
Ngemut7317/
Ngemui739/
Niemou736/
Nijimu736/
Nziemu734/
Nzemeu734/
N'Semu734/
Nyemeu732/
Nzemuh732/
Nehemu731/
Gnemou731/
Ngemou731/
Nzemui731/
Nyemou731/
Nyemuh731/
Nscemu731/
Niemut731/
Nshemu731/
Nsemou731/
Ndjemouth712/
Njiomou67152/
Ndjimou67102/
Ndjimeu6717/
Najjimu675/
Naijimu674/
Ngnemou674/
Nzeumeu673/
Nzeumou673/
Nseumou672/
Najhimu671/
Ncheemu671/
Nsehemu671/
Nseumeu671/
Ndjemoo671/
Ndjimau671/
Ngnemeu671/
Ngehmou671/
Nyemgau671/
Ngihemu671/
Nzemguh671/
Njimmou671/
Njimgou671/
Gniemou671/
Niemaus670/

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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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  • 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 Njemu
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