Njifenjou Surname
Approximately 994 people bear this surname
Njifenjou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 990 | 1:20,979 | 2,855 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njifenjou (52) may also be a first name.
Njifenjou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njifenjou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njifenjou is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njifenjou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 363,374th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. Njifenjou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njifenjou reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 990 people, or 1 in 20,979. In Cameroon Njifenjou is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 63 percent are found, Centre Region, where 16 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Njifenjou occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent are found and Gabon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njifendjou | 95 | 17 | / |
| Njiefenjou | 95 | 2 | / |
| Njiffenjou | 95 | 2 | / |
| Njifenju | 94 | 21 | / |
| Njfenjou | 94 | 2 | / |
| Njiffendjou | 90 | 1 | / |
| Njifonjou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Njifenji | 82 | 4 | / |
| Njifenjeh | 78 | 2 | / |
| Njufenji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njifanji | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Njifenjou
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