Njova Surname

305,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Njova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7701:70,3618,776
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England41:13,929,515290,718

Njova (86) may also be a first name.

Njova Last Name Facts

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

Njova is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njova is the 305,837th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,891,306 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njova reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 86 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 70,361. In South Africa Njova is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Njova Last Name Statistics demography

Njova earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.16% less than the national average, earning R 120,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjova9173/
Nojova9111/
Najova912/
Nnjova911/
Njovah911/
N'Jova911/
Njovha911/
Njov891/
Ndjouva831/
Njowa801,260/
Njovo801,027/
Njoba80449/
Nzova80205/
Nhova80118/
Njava8052/
Neova8013/
Nyova803/
Njiov801/
Niova801/
Njovd801/
Ndjouvai772/
Noa7529,895/
Njouwa7352/
Ndjovo7343/
Njavha7341/
Nehova7321/
Ndjava7318/
Njioua7315/
Nihova7313/
Neyova739/
Ndjowa738/
Nuijov736/
Naiova734/
Njavai734/
Njobay733/
Noyova733/
Ngiova732/
Njooba732/
Niovas732/
N'Jouv731/
Nayova731/
Njowah731/
Njowea731/
Njobau731/
Njouba731/
Nshova731/
Najowa731/
Naja6713,478/
Nyoa67106/
Nooa6796/
Njab6784/
Neov6739/
Nioa6729/
Nuhiova6727/
No'a6711/
Nnoa679/
Gnov677/
Njaw676/
Njob675/
Njow675/
Njaf674/
Gnojowa674/
Nhovajj673/
Nijavat673/
Nuoa673/
Ndjouvo672/
Nhoa672/
Ndjowea672/
Njof672/
Njouvop671/
Ndjouwa671/
Njouwah671/
Njav671/
Njouwat671/
Niov671/
Nyov671/
Nehovah671/
Ndjavai671/
Ndjatva671/

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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 Njova
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