Njovu Surname

10,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Njovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia40,3661:39349
Tanzania7,9951:6,622860
Malawi1,6471:10,3941,611
Zimbabwe8751:17,6442,584
South Africa3361:161,24318,083
Uganda711:549,84930,277
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Njovu (134) may also be a first name.

Njovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njovu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njovu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njovu is the 10,925th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 141,698 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njovu are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 134 people.

The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 40,366 people, or 1 in 393. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 49 percent live, Eastern Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Zambia Njovu exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Njovu Last Name Statistics demography

Njovu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.16% less than the national average, earning R 168,348 per year.

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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
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  • 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 Njovu
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