Njumbe Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Njumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9751:21,3022,898
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Njumbe (46) may also be a first name.

Njumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njumbe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njumbe is the 351,339th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Njumbe reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 975 people, or 1 in 21,302. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 69 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 11 percent are found and Centre Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Njumbe is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Njumbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Njumbe last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Njumbe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.23% more than the national average, earning $64,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njoumbe9257/
Ndjumbe921/
Njaumbe921/
Ndjoumbe8698/
Njoumbie861/
Njumba83440/
Njombe83414/
Nhumbe83153/
Nzumbe83128/
Njumbi83117/
Nyumbe8355/
Ncumbe8319/
Niumbe839/
Nsumbe832/
Njoumba77207/
Nzoumbe77141/
Ndjumbi7727/
Nehumbe7719/
Njoumbi7711/
Najombe776/
Nyumbei776/
Njombie776/
Njombeh773/
Njeumba773/
Nsoumbe773/
Nchumbe771/
Nyoumbe771/
Ngeumbe771/
Nhaumbe771/
Njumbih771/
Njumbui771/
Njombey771/
Njeumbi771/
Najjumba712,046/
Ndjoumbi7125/
Ngnoumbe713/
Nchoumbe712/
Nzeumbeu711/
Naijumbi711/
Najjombe711/
Nzumba6719,999/
Nzumbi675,686/
Nyumba675,321/
Nzombe672,932/
Nsumba672,390/
Nsombe671,998/
Njumwa67967/
Niumba67514/
Nyumbi67327/
Nsumbi67303/
Njomba67288/
Nhumbi67268/
Njombi67197/
Neombe6743/
Nyumwe6710/
Najjuumba676/
Gnumbi675/
Nyunbe674/
Niunbe674/
Nnajjumba672/
Njomwe672/
Njunwe672/
Ncumbi672/
Naajjumba671/
Niumbi671/
Najjummba671/
Nchoumbeu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njumbe
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