Njenjema Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Njenjema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zambia | 177 | 1:89,548 | 7,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 127 | 1:121,561 | 16,372 |
| Namibia | 82 | 1:29,383 | 4,509 |
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njenjema (26) may also be a first name.
Njenjema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njenjema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njenjema is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njenjema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 445,853rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,526,204 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njenjema live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyenyema | 75 | 372 | / |
| Nyengema | 75 | 227 | / |
| Ngengema | 75 | 150 | / |
| Nzenzema | 75 | 107 | / |
| Nsensema | 75 | 50 | / |
| Nhenzema | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nzengema | 75 | 4 | / |
| Njinjima | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhenzeema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyinyema | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyensima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyengemo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nzenzemo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngenzemo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nsengima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyenyemo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niesniemi | 59 | 21 | / |
| Ngenzaima | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyenshima | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyienshima | 56 | 4 | / |
| Niinsima | 50 | 28 | / |
| Ncincima | 50 | 7 | / |
| Nginjima | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nzinzima | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyinzima | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyinsima | 50 | 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 Njenjema
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