Njimba Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Njimba Surname Definition:

Njimba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bird.

Njimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Njimba (13) may also be a first name.

Njimba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Njimba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: bird.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njimba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njimba is the 487,899th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name Njimba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njimba live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 174,244. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Njimba Last Name Statistics demography

Njimba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.94% less than the national average, earning R 140,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjimba921,248/
Nijimba921/
Najjimba864/
Najiemba862/
N'Djimba861/
Ndjimbah861/
Nsimba83141,482/
Ngimba837,170/
Nyimba833,424/
Niemba831,559/
Nzimba83879/
Nhimba83643/
Njimbo83572/
Njemba83139/
Njimbi8365/
Njimbe8335/
Nximba832/
Njimua831/
Njiembaya801/
Nshimba7736,570/
Ndjemba771,317/
Nchimba77192/
N'Simba77176/
Ngiemba77150/
Ndjimbo77131/
Ndzimba77122/
Nyiemba7790/
Nzoimba7762/
Njimboh7714/
Njimbie7712/
Nihemba776/
Ngi'mba774/
Njeumba773/
Nyimbai772/
Njeamba772/
Njimbet772/
Njimbot772/
Njimbou772/
N'Jemba771/
Ndjinba771/
Nihimba771/
Ngimbai771/
Njembah771/
Nsimbaa771/
Ngiimba771/
N'Himba771/
Nhsimba771/
Niyomba771/
Njembai771/
Njembay771/
Nzuimba771/
Nzimbaa771/
Njimbii771/
Nzmba731/
Najjemba7115,723/
Ndjimbou71303/
N'Shimba71103/
N'Djemba7143/
Ngihemba716/
Najjimbo713/
Ndjembat712/
N'Jiombo711/
Niesemba711/
Nhihemba711/
Najjimbi711/
Naijemba711/
Naiyemba711/
Ndjeemba711/
Ndjimbey711/
Naayimba711/
Niyombai711/
Njesemba711/
Njimbout711/
Nziembai711/
Nyimbgah711/
Nyemba6747,644/
Nzemba676,671/
Ngemba676,218/
Nyimbo674,005/
Nyimbi671,592/
Nsemba67668/
Njembe67634/
Nsimbo67542/
Njembo67386/
Niembo67272/
Nhimbe67266/
Nzimbo67262/
Ngimbo67218/
Njinwa6773/
Nhemba6755/
Nyimbe6750/
Niembe6736/
Nhimbi6727/
Nnajjemba6718/
Nhimbo6716/
Najjjemba6712/
Najjeemba678/
Njembi678/
Nsinba673/
Nyimwa672/
Niembi672/
Naajjemba672/
Nsymba672/
Ncemba672/
Nginba672/
Njemva671/
Njembé671/
Nshmba671/
Najjemmba671/
Najjenmba671/
Ngniembah671/
Gnemba671/

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