Njen Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Njen (69) may also be a first name.

Njen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njen is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njen? popularity and diffusion

Njen is the 910,497th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Njen are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most common first name world-wide, borne by 69 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Njen is most common in: Cross River, where 84 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Njen Last Name Statistics demography

Njen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njeng89589/
Ndjen89125/
Nijen89121/
Ntjen8993/
Njene8991/
Njien8917/
Njein898/
Njyen893/
Njean891/
Nûjen891/
Njeun891/
Njn8612/
Ndjeng802,318/
Nijean80523/
Nuijen80417/
Noijen80196/
Njetne8028/
Naijen8013/
Nojien8012/
Nijeng803/
Njemne802/
Njiene802/
Ndjend801/
N'Djen801/
Njisen801/
Njiten801/
Njieng801/
Njeang801/
Nuyjen801/
Nhen752,551/
Ngen751,638/
Nien751,035/
Nyen75709/
Njem75704/
Njin75395/
Nsen75140/
Nzen7552/
Gnen754/
Néen752/
Ncen752/
Nnjn752/
Njxn751/
Njjn751/
Njnc751/
Njnk751/
Njnq751/
Nhjn751/
Nooijen731,138/
Neujean73120/
Naaijen7393/
Njengue7349/
Noijeen7313/
Noyjeen737/
Najienė735/
Ånjesen732/
Njiseng732/
N'Djeng731/
Nejienė731/
Njiegne731/
Njienne731/
Njeaneh731/
Nėjienė731/
Nuijeen731/
Noijean731/
Nzeng672,126/
Njing671,694/
Njine671,434/
Gnene671,248/
Nseng671,223/
Ndjengue671,017/
Ngien67769/
Nsien67762/
Nhien67638/
Ndjem67566/
Ngeng67542/
Nijem67524/
Nehin67451/
Ngend67268/
Nhean67216/
Nieng67189/
Nehen67145/
Nyehn67140/
Njeim67113/
Njina6796/
Nchen6769/
Nhsen6769/
Nøsen6767/
Nijessen6754/
Nihen6746/
Niene6744/
Nyien6730/
Nijin6727/
Njain6726/
Nshen6725/
Nåsen6717/
Nyhen6716/
Neain6714/
Gnien6713/
Gnean6712/
Ndjehene6712/
Hnyen679/
Ngein677/
Njuin675/
Nnyen674/
Ndjin674/
Ngeyn673/
Hnsen673/
Nient673/
Nsend673/
Ngnen673/
Ngent672/
Njeem672/
Gnein672/
Gneng672/
Ængen672/
Nkhen672/
Njhem672/
Njiem672/
Nzien672/
Neoin671/
N'Sen671/
Niemn671/
Nhein671/
Nseen671/
Nnien671/
Njzng671/
Njion671/
Nnhjn671/
Niend671/
Nähen671/
Nzjengue671/
Nyenc671/
Gnehn671/
Nuuijeun671/
Nujiesin671/
Nzgen671/
Njemh671/
Nheen671/
Nhyen671/
Nienn670/
Nyend670/

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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 Njen
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