Njok Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4341:408,16321,320
Malaysia2231:132,2618,530
Cameroon1681:123,62514,082
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njok (91) may also be a first name.

Njok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njok is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Njok.

How Common Is The Last Name Njok? popularity and diffusion

It is the 412,986th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Njok reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 91 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 408,163. In Nigeria Njok is mostly found in: Cross River, where 81 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Plateau, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njock893,342/
Njoke89853/
Njoek89604/
Ndjok89410/
Najok8995/
Njouk8915/
Njokh892/
Njohk891/
Njokc891/
Nijok891/
Ndjock805,953/
Njocke80219/
Ndjoke80128/
Njouke8063/
Najock8020/
Neijok8010/
Ndjouk803/
Njioke802/
Nijoke802/
Njokhe801/
Njoike801/
N'Jock801/
Njuoke801/
Njohke801/
Njouck801/
Nyok7551,070/
Njuk75835/
Nsok75152/
Nzok7598/
Njog7528/
Niok7521/
Neok7519/
Njak757/
Njoc755/
Nxok752/
Ndjocke73154/
Ndjouke73117/
Najjoke739/
Ndjouck733/
N'Djouk733/
N'Djock732/
Ndjooke731/
N'Jouck731/
N'Jouke731/
Nayok672,364/
Nioke671,743/
Nijak67827/
Njake67499/
Nsoke67244/
Nzoke67220/
Nzock67151/
Ndjak6790/
Ndjog6786/
Nuyok6785/
Nsock6781/
Naiok6766/
Nyock6758/
Nyoak6740/
Nzouk6712/
Noiok6710/
Ngeok679/
Njuke678/
Nyook675/
Nshok674/
Noyok674/
Gnoik674/
Ndjoc673/
Njuck673/
Njoxh672/
Njack672/
Nyouk672/
N'Jak672/
Nzhok671/
Gnokh671/
Nzoks671/
Nyoyk671/
Nojuk671/
Nijog671/
Niotk671/
Njakh671/
Njoug671/
Nyhok671/
Nihok671/
Nijuk671/
Njoqu671/
Nyokx671/
Neock670/

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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 Njok
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