Njowo Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Njowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njowo is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njowo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Njowo is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Njowo live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 70 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Njowo Last Name Statistics demography

Njowo earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Njowo
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