Njiwe Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Njiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Njiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njiwe occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njiwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njiwe is the 2,530,696th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njiwe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Njiwe is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 24 percent are found, Luweero District, where 16 percent are found and Mukono District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njiswe | 91 | 9 | / |
| Njiwie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ndjiwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Njiewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njiweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeiwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njiwoue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njiwa | 80 | 4,460 | / |
| Njawe | 80 | 94 | / |
| Nyiwe | 80 | 70 | / |
| Njibe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Nziwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Njiwi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ngiwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Njive | 80 | 8 | / |
| Njewe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nsiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niiwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnjiw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndjewe | 73 | 211 | / |
| Ndjawe | 73 | 206 | / |
| Nieweś | 73 | 45 | / |
| Njibeh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nojiew | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nsiewe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ngiewe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ndziwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ndjive | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njijwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Niewei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njaibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiove | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niewes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njaywe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gniewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njewie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njibhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiwiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njewei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njew | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyiwuhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njyw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyihwer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nziw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngiewei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndjouwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gniewer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiebeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njithue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngieweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjewes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsiyawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiebih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njijoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niewets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeiweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nziwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Njiwe
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