Njow Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Njow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Njow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njow is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njow reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Njow is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Njow is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 25 percent reside and South Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njowe | 89 | 1,521 | / |
| Njowa | 89 | 1,260 | / |
| Ndjow | 89 | 34 | / |
| Njouw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ndjowe | 80 | 50 | / |
| Njouwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neow | 75 | 162 | / |
| Nsow | 75 | 35 | / |
| Njaw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ncow | 75 | 5 | / |
| Njob | 75 | 5 | / |
| Niow | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gnow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nzow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Njof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Njov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhow | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Djowe | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ndjouwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndjoowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzowa | 67 | 16,144 | / |
| Njova | 67 | 1,237 | / |
| Nyowa | 67 | 384 | / |
| Njawe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Njauw | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nsowa | 67 | 64 | / |
| Nzowe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Nsowe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nchow | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ngiow | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nehow | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nayow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naiow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njiaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njovd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neowe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Njow
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