Njessa Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Njessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Njessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njessa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njessa is the 2,075,631st most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njessa are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Njessa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania Njessa is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 96 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Njessa
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