Nji Surname

29,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon16,9261:1,227102
Nigeria6641:266,78115,249
Indonesia1841:718,74655,532
India461:16,675,334263,471
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales41:773,63329,106
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nji (1,381) may also be a first name.

Nji Last Name Facts

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

Nji (Hindi: न्जी) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nji.

How Common Is The Last Name Nji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,793rd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 405,788 people. The last name Nji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nji live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 210,702nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,381 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16,926 people, or 1 in 1,227. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Nji Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nji surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Nji earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning $52,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njie8677,703/
Njai866,835/
Njei863,349/
Njui86835/
Niji86692/
Ndji86671/
Njih86276/
Njio86273/
Njit86247/
Njip86208/
Nnji8659/
Njoi8627/
Njii8624/
Njid8617/
Njis863/
Nsji862/
N'Ji861/
Njij861/
Nzji861/
Ntji861/
Njiz861/
Njhi861/
Hnji861/
Nijai751,689/
Najhi751,082/
Naiji751,035/
Najji75783/
Ndjai75651/
Ndjip75571/
N'Dji7569/
Najie7568/
Ndjoi7562/
Njaid7559/
N'Jie7534/
Njieh7525/
Njaih7521/
Ndjih7521/
Njuit7515/
N'Jai7514/
Njeih7514/
Nejie7511/
Nuiji759/
Ndjui757/
Nnjie757/
Nijit756/
Nijie756/
Njais755/
Nijoi755/
Nijui755/
Nujui755/
Nijić754/
Nniji753/
Njich753/
Njhai753/
Njihe753/
Nijis753/
Nnhji753/
N'Jid752/
Nejji752/
Ndjid752/
Njiua752/
N'Tji752/
Nayji751/
Nijhi751/
Nijji751/
Njier751/
Nujji751/
Njiey751/
Nchji751/
Njoih751/
Njgie751/
Njiea751/
Njiee751/
Njiet751/
Nijip751/
Njsgi751/
Ntjai751/
Njjie751/
Nnjai751/
Njidd751/
Ndjiz751/
Nujie751/
Nie671,701,671/
Nhi6714,462/
Nsi677,525/
Ngi676,056/
Nja672,369/
Nje67556/
Nzi67455/
Nejjai67377/
Nci67217/
Najhiy67182/
Naayji67170/
Naijit6765/
Najjie6762/
Ngajji6744/
Ncj6733/
Ndjidd6726/
Njiehe6725/
Ngajie6724/
Nuijui6721/
Noojui6719/
N'Djih6713/
Nxi6711/
Nxj6710/
Noijai6710/
Nouiji678/
Njj678/
N'Djai677/
Nyj677/
Noijoi677/
Njieha676/
Nojies676/
Njy676/
Nzj676/
Najieh675/
Nnejie675/
N'Djui674/
Njuije674/
Naijih674/
Najjih674/
Nié673/
Noujie673/
Noyjai673/
Nnajie673/
Naijie672/
Najjai672/
Ndjihe672/
Geenji672/
Noijui672/
Naijai672/
Nahjhi671/
N'Aiji671/
Nijich671/
Nnijai671/
Nnajhi671/
Nnejji671/
Nnaiji671/
Noujui671/
Nujuit671/
Najjip671/
Najhii671/
Ndjeih671/
Naajhi671/
Njooyi671/
Njhaij671/
Njeije671/
Njeiss671/
Nijhui671/
Najiaa671/
Nnujui671/
Noijit671/
Nojhit671/
Hnujui671/

Nji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nji in the Hindi language
न्जीnji50
ण्जीnji50

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Footnotes

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