Njesa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Njesa (8) may also be a first name.

Njesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njesa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Njesa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njesa is also the 4,213,784th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 8 people.

The surname Njesa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Njesa is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njessa9182/
Ntjesa915/
Ndjesa914/
Njesha913/
Njesea911/
Njeisa911/
Ndjessa83176/
Nejjesa836/
Najjesa833/
Ngesa805,481/
Njeza803,214/
Nsesa80344/
Gnesa80183/
Nzesa80105/
Njese8092/
Niesa8073/
Ncesa8029/
Njesi8019/
Njisa8017/
Nyesa8011/
Njeso807/
Njexa803/
Njeja802/
Nhesa801/
Njeca801/
N'Djessa7738/
Niessa73196/
Ngetsa73129/
Ngessa73125/
Niesas7384/
Nchesa7378/
Ngesha7353/
Niesha7327/
Gnessa7325/
Njisah7324/
Nyesah7323/
N'Sesa7321/
Gniesa7316/
Njeshi7315/
Nyesha7314/
Njesso7314/
Nsesay7311/
Nzessa7310/
Ncessa7310/
Njesee7310/
Nyesoa739/
Njesse738/
Nehesa738/
Nyessa737/
Nsessa737/
Neisah735/
Njegea735/
Njessi734/
Njesić734/
Njissa734/
Ndjisa734/
Njitsa733/
Njecha732/
Naaesa732/
Nyesai731/
Nzesha731/
Niesad731/
Niesat731/
Nsetsa731/
Njezza731/
Nseesa731/
Nsesah731/
Ncesca731/
Ndjeso731/
Ngiesa731/
Njeseh731/
Njeshe731/
Njesie731/
Njesih731/
Njeuso731/
Njieja731/
Njiesi731/
Njieza731/
Njedja731/
Njehsi731/
Niesai731/
Nzeisa731/
Nxesha731/
Ncetsa731/
Gneesa731/
N'Djessah711/
Najjesi67125/
Njeazeh6767/
Niessoa6754/
Njissah6738/
Ndjedja6731/
Njetcha6726/
Ngessah6713/
Njetshe6712/
Neaisha6711/
Nyiesha674/
Ndjissa673/
Ngeshea673/
Njeussi672/
Nshesha672/
Nyeshea671/
Nihesia671/
Nijisha671/
Nieesha671/
Nyeshay671/
Njeazea671/
Nujiesi671/
Nshiesa671/
Ndjesio671/
Ndjesso671/
Ndjisha671/
Ndjitsa671/
Ngessap671/
Ngiesah671/
Ngehsah671/
N'Sesay671/
Njuitsa671/
Njoisah671/
Njeshiy671/
Njessie671/
Njeusse671/
Njeusso671/
Njichea671/
Njieseu671/
Njiesie671/
Njaisoa671/
Nijesso671/
Nzeussa671/
Gnesaha671/
Njisahe671/
Gneesha671/
Gnessaz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njesa
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