Njima Surname

165,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Njima Surname User-submission:

The Njima surname means 'little star' in Arabic.

Njima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9651:76,5598,894
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Kenya2471:186,96313,986
Cameroon1771:117,33913,463
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Uganda541:722,95035,796
India471:16,320,540259,912
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
France91:7,380,302306,885
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Njima (649) may also be a first name.

Njima Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Njima surname means 'little star' in Arabic.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Njima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njima (Arabic: نجيما, Hindi: नाजिमा) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Njima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,368th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,781,506 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Njima live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 326,130th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 649 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 965 people, or 1 in 76,559. Aside from The DR Congo Njima is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 20 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.

Njima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Njima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.52% less than the national average, earning R 108,072 per year.

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Niismai6711/
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Njima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njima in the Hindi language
नाजिमाnajima50
ंजीमाnjima25
नजीमाnajima25
Njima in the Arabic language
نجيماnjyma-

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