Njigwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Njigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njigwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njigwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Njigwa is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Njigwa live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 14 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 14 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjigwa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Njiogwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njingwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njigua | 83 | 291 | / |
| Ngigwa | 83 | 222 | / |
| Nyigwa | 83 | 144 | / |
| Njigwo | 83 | 35 | / |
| Njikwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nsigwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nzigwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Njigba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Njigwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njegwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njingwe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Njuikwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ndjikwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njiguah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njingwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nsaigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyigwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njikwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njingwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njegweha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najgikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshigwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njienkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njiengwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njekwa | 67 | 4,159 | / |
| Nyigwo | 67 | 1,781 | / |
| Nyigba | 67 | 1,686 | / |
| Nyikwa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Ngikwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Njigui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ngekwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ncikwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nyegwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nzikwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njegwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njikwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngecwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niegba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nzegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyigwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njikwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njikwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngigba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njigbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njigbo | 67 | 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 Njigwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis