Njokwu Surname
Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname
Njokwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,569 | 1:112,902 | 7,510 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Njokwu (39) may also be a first name.
Njokwu Demographics
Njokwu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Njokwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njokwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njokwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Njokwu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njokwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 252,136th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,641,749 people. The last name Njokwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njokwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Njokwu is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name internationally, held by 39 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,569 people, or 1 in 112,902. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Imo, where 20 percent are found, Kano, where 19 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
Njokwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (73%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njiokwu | 92 | 48 | / |
| Njonkwu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nnjokwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nujokwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njokwou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njokkwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njukwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Nyokwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Niokwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzokwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njaukwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nzoukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuckwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiogwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njongwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njuikweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjakwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsochkwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzogwu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nnajiukwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzakwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhukwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njagwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njogbu | 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 Njokwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis