Njungwa Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Njungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 206 | 1:256,998 | 20,669 |
| Cameroon | 106 | 1:195,935 | 20,315 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njungwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Njungwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njungwa is the 864,701st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Njungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njungwa live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Njungwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 256,998. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njung'wa | 93 | 89 | / |
| Njoungwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Njungwua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nsungwa | 86 | 10,328 | / |
| Nyungwa | 86 | 430 | / |
| Njongwa | 86 | 60 | / |
| Nhungwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Njungwi | 86 | 34 | / |
| Nzungwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Njungwe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Njungwo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nsuungwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nhung'wa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nshungwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Njungwih | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nsunggwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhunghwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nh'ungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njumgwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njungweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njungwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njungwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njungwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njeunkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnyungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndjeunkwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyungwe | 71 | 328 | / |
| Nsungua | 71 | 275 | / |
| Njongwe | 71 | 201 | / |
| Nsongwa | 71 | 195 | / |
| Nyongwa | 71 | 116 | / |
| Njongwo | 71 | 43 | / |
| Nzungba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nhungwi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nhungwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nzungua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nsumgwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njongwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nsunkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njonkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njunkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njungui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njumgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyungua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyungwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzoungwo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Njongwoh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Njoungue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njongweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njounkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeungue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeunkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnyungwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngeungwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nh'ungwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ny'ongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njunguot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njongkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njongwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njoungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyungwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzungbea | 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
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- 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 Njungwa
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