Njuwa Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Njuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Njuwa (17) may also be a first name.
Njuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njuwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Njuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Njuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njuwa is the 1,321,499th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njuwa live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name globally, borne by 17 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 22 percent reside, Abia, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjuwa | 91 | 137 | / |
| Njouwa | 91 | 52 | / |
| Njeuwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Njuwga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njuwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njuwwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Najjuwa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ndjeuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndjouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njouwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njouwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nzuwa | 80 | 1,585 | / |
| Njuba | 80 | 794 | / |
| Njuwe | 80 | 298 | / |
| Niuwa | 80 | 101 | / |
| Nyuwa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Nsuwa | 80 | 62 | / |
| Njuva | 80 | 50 | / |
| Nxuwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ncuwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Njuwo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Njuwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nhuwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gnuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nejuwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuwou | 73 | 366 | / |
| N'Yuwa | 73 | 48 | / |
| Nzuwah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Nchuwa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nyuwah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nzeuwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nzuhwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Njuweh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Njuvha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nojuba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nseuwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Njuwiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njuuba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nehuwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngeuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njeuba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyuwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nsuuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nsuwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nshuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njubai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsuway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njouba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njouwou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Najjuba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nehuhwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nnjuiba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njuiwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nijubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchuwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjouva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjouwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjuwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuhwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuwouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeuwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshuwat | 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 Njuwa
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