Njumwa Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9641:47,9044,915
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Njumwa (149) may also be a first name.

Njumwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njumwa is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njumwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 371,278th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. Njumwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njumwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njumwa is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 149 people.

The surname Njumwa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 964 people, or 1 in 47,904. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 86 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya Njumwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Njumwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njumwah924/
Najjumwa8618/
Njunwa831,499/
Njumba83440/
Nyumwa83368/
Nhumwa83252/
Nzumwa83128/
Njomwa832/
Njoumba77207/
Njeumba773/
Njunwas772/
Nzumba6719,999/
Nyumba675,321/
Nsumba672,390/
Njumbe671,038/
Niumba67514/
Njumbo67209/
Njumbi67117/
Nyumva6755/
Nyunwa6721/
Nyomwa6710/
Nyumwe6710/
Njonwa678/
Najjuumba676/
Njomwo673/
Nnajjumba672/
Njomwe672/
Nxumba671/
Nzumua671/
Njomua671/
Naajjumba671/
Najjummba671/
Nsunwa671/
Nsomwa671/

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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
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