Njumbo Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1821:290,88822,561
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Njumbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njumbo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njumbo? popularity and diffusion

Njumbo is the 1,148,257th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njumbo live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 290,888. In Tanzania Njumbo is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Njumbo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjumbo921/
Njeumbou861/
Njoumbou861/
Njumba83440/
Njombo83385/
Nyumbo83167/
Nzumbo8349/
Nsumbo8337/
Nhumbo839/
Ndjoumbou8072/
Nchumbo77236/
Ndjumba77226/
Njoumba77207/
Nyumboh7713/
Nyumboi778/
Njeumba773/
Neeumbo772/
Nihumbo771/
Nsoumbo771/
Ngeumbo771/
Nkhumbo771/
Njombou771/
Najombo771/
Najjumba712,046/
Nsoumbou71131/
Ndjoumba71108/
Nzoumbou7114/
Ndjeumba712/
Ngeumbou712/
Nchoumbo711/
Nzeumbou711/
Ngnoumbo711/
Nzoumboh711/
Nojomboy711/
Nzumba6719,999/
Nsombo6719,416/
Nyumba675,321/
Nsumba672,390/
Nzombo672,208/
Njumwa67967/
Nhumba67884/
Niumba67514/
Njomba67288/
Ncumba6724/
Najjuumba676/
Njomwo673/
Nnajjumba672/
N'Soumbou672/
Njomuo671/
Nsunbo671/
Nxumba671/
Najjummba671/
Nchoumbou671/
Ngiumbous671/
Naajjumba671/

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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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  • 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 Njumbo
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