Njilima Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Njilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
Njilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njilima is most common in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njilima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 651,048th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njilima are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Njilima is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngilima | 86 | 1,908 | / |
| Nyilima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nielima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nshilima | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ndjilema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngillima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngilimo | 71 | 1,028 | / |
| Ngelima | 71 | 728 | / |
| Njelema | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ngilema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyilema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nselima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzelima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzilema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyelima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nseliema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nzilaimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyelimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngielemau | 63 | 27 | / |
| Ndjelemay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ndjelemai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngelime | 57 | 549 | / |
| Nselema | 57 | 504 | / |
| Ngelema | 57 | 197 | / |
| Nzelema | 57 | 67 | / |
| Nyelema | 57 | 9 | / |
| Gnelema | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nzelimo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngelimo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngelemau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngielemo | 53 | 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 Njilima
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