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
Njengwa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njengwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Njengwa reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 39 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 31 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
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
- 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 Njengwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis