Njikem Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njikem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njikem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3011:69,0008,680
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njikem Last Name Facts

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

Njikem occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njikem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 885,573rd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njikem are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Njikem is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 69,000. In Cameroon Njikem is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 82 percent live, Centre Region, where 6 percent live and Littoral Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njuikem9210/
Ndjuikem863/
Ngikem8311/
Nsikem836/
Njekem831/
Nyikem831/
Niekem830/
Nzuikem7718/
Nchikem771/
Ndjekem771/
Njeukem771/
Njeakem771/
Njekemhe7110/
Ndjekeme713/
Nzekem6723/
Ndjekemhe674/
Ngekem673/
Nsikim671/
Nyikim671/
Nyekem671/
Nzekeme6236/
Nyekeme621/
Ngekeme621/
Nchekem621/

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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 Njikem
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