Njopa Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3561:148,71213,532
Cameroon351:593,40245,326

Njopa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njopa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njopa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 738,530th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njopa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 148,712. In Tanzania Njopa is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njoppa9124/
Ndjopa9113/
Njiopa912/
Njoupa911/
Njobpa911/
Ndjoppa835/
Njapa80866/
Nyopa80141/
Nzopa8088/
Neopa8042/
Niopa8035/
Gnopa8020/
Njopi8010/
Njopo805/
Nsopa802/
Nhopa801/
Njope801/
Njapha733,316/
Njapau731,688/
Ndjapa73158/
Nzoppa73122/
Njappa7363/
Njapah7360/
Niopas7357/
Nzoupa7326/
Njeupa7325/
Ntjapa7321/
Njapai739/
Nijapa735/
Nchopa734/
Ndjopo733/
Gnoupa733/
Njiapa733/
Njoupe732/
Njahpa732/
Njapga732/
Njopoi731/
Ncopha731/
Njapaa731/
Gnopah731/
Niospa731/
Njiope731/
Njoupo731/
Njopuo731/
Njopou731/
Njopho731/
Njopet731/
Neopas731/
Nsopha731/
Nijopj731/
Nkhopea67113/
Ngnoupa6774/
Ndjapau6734/
Nijappa6724/
Njoupou6719/
Ndjapea6714/
Ngiopha674/
Nijapai674/
Nchoupa672/
Ndjappa672/
Ndjapai672/
Njoupuo671/
Njopoup671/
Ndjoppo671/
Ndjopou671/
Nchoipa671/
Njapoup671/
Nijapat671/
Njapauh671/

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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 Njopa
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