Njimele Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njimele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njimele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Njimele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njimele occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njimele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njimele is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Njimele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njimele are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Njimele is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 75 percent live, Centre Region, where 8 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

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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 Njimele
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