Njunwa Surname
Approximately 1,499 people bear this surname
Njunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,468 | 1:36,064 | 4,212 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Njunwa (133) may also be a first name.
Njunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njunwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Njunwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njunwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njunwa is the 261,733rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,861,605 people. Njunwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njunwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 133 people.
Njunwa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,468 people, or 1 in 36,064. In Tanzania Njunwa is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 34 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njunwas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Njumwa | 83 | 967 | / |
| Nyunwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Njonwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Njunwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nsunwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njumwah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Njunwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njunwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njunuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyounway | 71 | 22 | / |
| Najjumwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nzunwoha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyounwai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Njounwet | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nsunwoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njunouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njunuoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njoumnwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njumba | 67 | 440 | / |
| Nhumwa | 67 | 252 | / |
| Nyunva | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nzumwa | 67 | 128 | / |
| Nzonwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nyunwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nyonwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njonwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nsonwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nzunva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzunhwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnihounwa | 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 Njunwa
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