Njumwa Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Njumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 964 | 1:47,904 | 4,915 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Njumwa (149) may also be a first name.
Njumwa Demographics
Njumwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njumwa occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njumwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 371,278th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njumwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 149 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 964 people, or 1 in 47,904. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 86 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 11 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Njumwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Njumwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njumwah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Najjumwa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Njunwa | 83 | 1,499 | / |
| Njumba | 83 | 440 | / |
| Nyumwa | 83 | 368 | / |
| Nhumwa | 83 | 252 | / |
| Nzumwa | 83 | 128 | / |
| Njomwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Njoumba | 77 | 207 | / |
| Njeumba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njunwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nzumba | 67 | 19,999 | / |
| Nyumba | 67 | 5,321 | / |
| Nsumba | 67 | 2,390 | / |
| Njumbe | 67 | 1,038 | / |
| Niumba | 67 | 514 | / |
| Njumbo | 67 | 209 | / |
| Njumbi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nyumva | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nyunwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nyomwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyumwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njonwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Najjuumba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njomwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnajjumba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njomwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nxumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzumua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njomua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naajjumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najjummba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsomwa | 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 Njumwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis