Njib Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
India191:40,371,862445,856
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Njib (81) may also be a first name.

Njib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njib (Marathi: नजीब) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Njib.

How Common Is The Last Name Njib? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Njib live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Njib is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 81 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 250,230. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 55 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and South Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjib89267/
Nijib896/
Nsjib891/
Najieb80160/
Nayjib8010/
Najjib809/
Nojieb801/
Njip75208/
Nieb75182/
Ncib7540/
Njeb7540/
Ngib7529/
Nsib7523/
Nhib7514/
Njiv754/
Niib752/
Njyb752/
Nxjb751/
Nxib751/
Nyjb751/
Hnajieb731/
Ndjip67571/
Nhaib67219/
Njipe6738/
Nehib6731/
Nyoib6713/
Nijeb6712/
N'Cib674/
Njeeb673/
Njife672/
Nijip671/
Nhijb671/
Gneib671/
Niheb671/
Njiov671/
Nshib671/
Ndjeb671/
Ngieb671/
Nnjiw671/
Njebs671/
Nyibh671/
Nscib671/
Nyiob671/
Nsujb671/

Njib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njib in the Marathi language
नजीबnajiba-

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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 Njib
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