Njemu Surname
Approximately 474 people bear this surname
Njemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 406 | 1:130,398 | 12,205 |
| Kenya | 50 | 1:923,598 | 33,552 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
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
The last name Njemu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Njemu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njemu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 641,055th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. The surname Njemu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njemu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Njemu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 130,398. In Tanzania Njemu is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 51 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 26 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njemou | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ndjemu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Njemut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njemuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeumou | 83 | 25 | / |
| Njiemou | 83 | 17 | / |
| Njeumeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ndjemou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Njemmou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngemu | 80 | 2,387 | / |
| Nyemu | 80 | 271 | / |
| Nsemu | 80 | 265 | / |
| Njimu | 80 | 157 | / |
| Nzemu | 80 | 132 | / |
| Ncemu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Niemu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ndjemoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njimou | 73 | 58 | / |
| Nchemu | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ngiemu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Ndjimu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Nzemou | 73 | 29 | / |
| Njiomu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ngemut | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ngemui | 73 | 9 | / |
| Niemou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nijimu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nziemu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nzemeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Semu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyemeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzemuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nehemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzemui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyemuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nscemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niemut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nshemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndjemouth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njiomou | 67 | 152 | / |
| Ndjimou | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ndjimeu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Najjimu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naijimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngnemou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzeumeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzeumou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nseumou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Najhimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncheemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsehemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nseumeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjemoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjimau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngehmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyemgau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngihemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzemguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niemaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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