Njovu Surname
Approximately 51,430 people bear this surname
Njovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 40,366 | 1:393 | 49 |
| Tanzania | 7,995 | 1:6,622 | 860 |
| Malawi | 1,647 | 1:10,394 | 1,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 875 | 1:17,644 | 2,584 |
| South Africa | 336 | 1:161,243 | 18,083 |
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Njovu (134) may also be a first name.
Njovu Demographics
Average Njovu Salary in
South Africa
R 168,348
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Njovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njovu occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njovu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njovu is the 10,925th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 141,698 people. The last name is primarily 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 commonly held first name in the world It is held by 134 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 40,366 people, or 1 in 393. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 49 percent live, Eastern Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Zambia Njovu occurs in 20 countries. It is also found 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjovu | 91 | 828 | / |
| Njovhu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nj'ovu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nzovu | 80 | 1,765 | / |
| Njobu | 80 | 44 | / |
| Nyovu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Njowu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Niovu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nxovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njabou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ndjowu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Njawou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nxhovu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ndcovu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Njobuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ndjavu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njowou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njobuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njobou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njobeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzcovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njampou | 67 | 667 | / |
| Njanpou | 67 | 188 | / |
| Njiowou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njoubou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Njouwou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ndjawou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njiavut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiabou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndjowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagiovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Jabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeubou | 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
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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 Njovu
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