Njiwa Surname

105,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Njiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8711:28,2963,396
Malawi1,4901:11,4891,770
DR Congo7661:96,44910,884
Cameroon2071:100,33411,860
Zimbabwe821:188,27122,304
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
France111:6,038,429280,838
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Njiwa (655) may also be a first name.

Njiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njiwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Njiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,064th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,633,979 people. The last name Njiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njiwa live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njiwa is also the 324,429th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 655 people.

The surname Njiwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,871 people, or 1 in 28,296. In Tanzania Njiwa is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 22 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 21 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nehiwa731/
Nzoiwa731/
Nshiwat67197/
Njeibah6721/
Njiowou6720/
Ndziewa675/
Nyiewua674/
Nnjuiba672/
Njuiwou672/
Nh'aiwa671/
Neaiway671/
Njiowho671/
Ngniewa671/
Ngeyiwa671/
Njiwoue671/
Njeiwei671/
Niewadz671/
Niechwa671/
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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 Njiwa
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