Njikwa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Njikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njikwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njikwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njikwa is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Njikwa are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Njikwa is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Njikwa is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Njikwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njuikwa | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ndjikwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Njiokwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njikwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njiekwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Najgikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njienkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njekwa | 83 | 4,159 | / |
| Nyikwa | 83 | 171 | / |
| Ngikwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Ncikwa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Nzikwa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Njikwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Njigwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Njikwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Njikwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nsikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njikua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njeukwa | 77 | 47 | / |
| Njinkwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ncikhwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nyikwah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nyikwaa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ndjigwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ndjekwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nchikwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njeakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njzikwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsuikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nshikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njinkua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiokwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyikhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwajh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njingwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njuikwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njuikweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshinkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyiekwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njigua | 67 | 291 | / |
| Ngigwa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Njekwe | 67 | 159 | / |
| Nyigwa | 67 | 144 | / |
| Nzekwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nsekwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Njigwo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngekwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Njekwi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Njikue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nsigwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nzigwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyekwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ncekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njikui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njikuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njigba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nxekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeinkwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njigwi | 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 Njikwa
- 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