Njewo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Njewo Last Name Facts

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

Njewo occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njewo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njewo is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Njewo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njewo live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Njewo is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Njewo is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 92 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Njewo occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndjewo913/
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Njiewo912/
Njewoh911/
Njeuwo911/
Njeuwoh831/
Ndjewou831/
Njewa803,991/
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Nzewo80105/
Njebo8052/
Njiwo8030/
Gnewo804/
Ngewo804/
Nyewo801/
Ngeywo734,819/
Ndjewa73223/
Nnsewo73151/
Ngewoh7342/
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Njewah7320/
Njiowo7312/
Njejuo739/
Niewod736/
Nyeywo734/
Njiwoh734/
Nsewou733/
Gnewuo732/
Njeuwa732/
Njiwou732/
Nchewo732/
Ndjiwo732/
Nijevo731/
Nzewoh731/
Nyewoi731/
Gniewo731/
Njuiwo731/
Njiwoo731/
Njiewa731/
Njebou731/
Niewood6759/
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Njiowou6720/
Niewojt6718/
Noyiewo6713/
Niewosz6712/
Gniewoz673/
Ngnewou673/
Nyeswoh673/
Nziewou672/
Njuiwou672/
Ngniewo672/
Ngeyiwo672/
Gnewoch672/
Niewoud671/
Najiewa671/
Njiowho671/
Gniewoß671/
Nyhewoh671/
Ngehwoh671/
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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 Njewo
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