Njimah Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njimah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njimah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4601:45,1505,937
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Njimah (10) may also be a first name.

Njimah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njimah occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njimah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 624,505th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njimah are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Njimah is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name in the world It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 460 people, or 1 in 45,150. In Cameroon Njimah is most prevalent in: West Region, where 63 percent live, Littoral Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njimaah921/
Njima912,620/
Nijima836,313/
Niymah83124/
Njimoh8389/
Njimaa8385/
Neimah8349/
Njiema8313/
Nyimah8310/
Nijmah838/
Njemah832/
Njimma832/
N'Jima832/
Njimoa831/
Njaima831/
Njimat831/
Niimah831/
Njioma831/
Niemach7759/
Najjima775/
Niemahh772/
N'Jeima772/
Nuijima771/
Njiomoh771/
Najiema771/
Nehimah771/
Niima737,312/
Niema733,884/
Njema732,170/
Nyima73758/
Njimo73102/
Niyma7311/
Nhima731/
Nyjma731/
Nehimaih711/
Neheimah711/
Nyemah677,357/
Nehima671,452/
Niemas67322/
Nyimai67104/
Njiomo67104/
Njeama6797/
Niemaz6772/
Neaima6769/
Njimou6758/
Nyioma6757/
Njeuma6745/
Neemah6745/
Niymat6742/
Nyimga6726/
Njuimo6726/
Niyoma6713/
Niimas6710/
Niimay679/
Niemat675/
Niimat675/
Njiemo674/
Nyimoh672/
Nyiema672/
Nihima672/
Neumah672/
Njemea672/
Nijema672/
Nyimaa672/
Nyimad671/
Nyimma671/
Neeima671/
Njemai671/
Niemma671/
Njemoh671/
Nyimat671/
Ni'ima671/
Niisma671/
Nieema671/
Niemad671/
Ngiima671/
Ngeima671/
Nyymah671/
Njemoa671/
Niémaz671/

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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
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  • 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 Njimah
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