Njonwa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njonwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njonwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Njonwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njonwa is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njonwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njonwa reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Niger, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njunwa831,499/
Gnonwa83785/
Nzonwa8356/
Nyonwa8320/
Njonwe8312/
Nsonwa837/
Njanwa835/
Njonba833/
Njomwa832/
Nconwa831/
Ndjanwa7765/
Nchonwa7745/
Njonwou7727/
Njomnwe7726/
Nsonwah777/
Nyonway773/
Njunwas772/
Ngnonwa772/
Njionwo771/
Njianwa771/
Ndjonwo771/
Nijanwa771/
Nyonwah771/
Nsonwaa771/
Nyounway7122/
Nyounwai715/
Njounwet714/
Njionwou712/
Najjanwa711/
Njoumnwi711/
Ndjonwou711/
Njuonweh711/
Njumwa67967/
Njomba67288/
Nyanwa6759/
Nzanwa6739/
Nyunwa6721/
Gnanwa6714/
Nyonwe6712/
Nxanwa678/
Njamwa677/
Nhanwa675/
Gnonwe673/
Njomwo673/
Njomwe672/
Njanwe672/
Njonbi672/
Njunwe672/
Nsanwa672/
Gnihounwa671/
Nsomwa671/
Nianwa671/
Nnajionwe671/
Njonwouet671/
Nyonba671/
Nzonua671/

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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 Njonwa
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