Njowu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Njowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njowu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Njowu.
How Common Is The Last Name Njowu? popularity and diffusion
Njowu is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njowu live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Njowu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Njowu is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjowu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Njowou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Njiowou | 83 | 20 | / |
| Njouwou | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ndjowou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njovu | 80 | 51,430 | / |
| Nzowu | 80 | 76 | / |
| Njobu | 80 | 44 | / |
| Njawu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nyowu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nsowu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Njuwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ndjouwou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ndjoiwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njowuish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjovu | 73 | 828 | / |
| Njuwou | 73 | 366 | / |
| Nzoiwu | 73 | 66 | / |
| Njabou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Njawou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gnowou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Njovhu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Njobuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ndjawu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Njobou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njobuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njuvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuwuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njubou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nchowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njobeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nj'ovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njoubou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ndjawou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzouwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiabou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njuiwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuwouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Jabou | 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
- 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 Njowu
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