Njowela Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njowela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njowela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3601:38,9284,459
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Njowela Last Name Facts

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

Njowela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njowela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njowela is the 282,966th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,350,621 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njowela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,360 people, or 1 in 38,928. In Tanzania Njowela is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 65 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Njowela is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Njowele8676/
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Njowola862/
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Njeula77760/
Nsoela7727/
Njoele775/
Njiela774/
Njoila771/
Njyela771/
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Njobelo71134/
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Nchoela71119/
Nyowala7134/
Nyovela7131/
Njaweli7127/
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Njabela717/
Nsawela717/
Ndjeila715/
Ndjoula714/
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Njuwila714/
Njuwele713/
Nsobela712/
Ncajela712/
Nsovela711/
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Njojeli711/
Njawele711/
Njawila711/
Njoelle711/
Njouele711/
Njoyila711/
Njuelah711/
Njeyila711/
Njealah711/
Gnowila711/
Nyowila711/
Nyobela711/
Nzovela711/
Njubela711/
Njeyela711/
Nyawella672/
Njabhela672/
Nyohbela671/
Gnovella671/
Nyaswela671/
Njiabela671/
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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 Njowela
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