Njengwa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Njengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njengwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Njengwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Njengwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Njengwa are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Njengwa is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 39 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 31 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njeng'wa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ndjengwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Njenengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyengwa | 86 | 1,084 | / |
| Ncengwa | 86 | 764 | / |
| Njengwe | 86 | 111 | / |
| Nsengwa | 86 | 95 | / |
| Ngengwa | 86 | 52 | / |
| Nzengwa | 86 | 51 | / |
| Njingwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Nhengwa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nxengwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Njengwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njengba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njengwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nchengwa | 80 | 67 | / |
| Njengwes | 80 | 60 | / |
| Njingkwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ngengwah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ndjengua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nshengwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njienkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njingwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njiengwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njeunkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njengwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ncengway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyegwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nyingwa | 71 | 1,096 | / |
| Nsingwa | 71 | 212 | / |
| Nyengwe | 71 | 54 | / |
| Njengue | 71 | 49 | / |
| Nsengua | 71 | 48 | / |
| Nzengba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Njingwe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ngingwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nyengwi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nzingwa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nhingwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyemgwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nzengua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njenkwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngengba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ncingwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njingwo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njenkwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njinkwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nsengva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncemgwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nxingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyenkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyengba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njingwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyencwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ncengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshingwa | 67 | 112 | / |
| Nchenkwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nienkwap | 67 | 35 | / |
| Njengoue | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ndzingwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nsuungwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Njionkwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njehnkwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njeunkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeungue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyengbah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngengwoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njemkwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngimngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngehngwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiengwi | 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
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- 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 Njengwa
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