Njokwe Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
Njokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 725 | 1:74,728 | 9,286 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Njokwe Demographics
Average Njokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 104,964
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Njokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njokwe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njokwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 431,914th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. Njokwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njokwe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 725 people, or 1 in 74,728. In South Africa Njokwe is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Njokwe Last Name Statistics demography
Njokwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.83% less than the national average, earning R 104,964 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njoukwe | 92 | 138 | / |
| Ndjokwe | 92 | 12 | / |
| Njokhwe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nojokwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Njonkwe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Njohkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njokw | 91 | 18 | / |
| Njoukwet | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ndjoukwe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Njounkwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Njongkwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njoukweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njoukwwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njukwe | 83 | 58 | / |
| Njokwi | 83 | 52 | / |
| Njokwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Nsokwe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Nyokwe | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nzokwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Njakwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Njoukwoue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Njeukwe | 77 | 53 | / |
| Nsonkwe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Njankwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nyonkwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyokhwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njoukue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njougwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njonkue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njunkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuikwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njoukwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njoukwé | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzonkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njoukoue | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ndjokoue | 71 | 39 | / |
| Nyhokhwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njongweh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njeunkwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njiokoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyokkwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njangkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njougwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njonkueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njuikwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njuikweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsohnkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njakwa | 67 | 1,256 | / |
| Nzokwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nhakwe | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nsakwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Nyokwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nzakwe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nyakwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nsokwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nxakwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nhukwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njakwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neogwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njogwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njokui | 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
- 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 Njokwe
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