Njwaya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Njwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Njwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njwaya occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njwaya? popularity and diffusion

Njwaya is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Njwaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njwaya reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Njwaya is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Njwaya is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 50 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 25 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 25 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

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Nh'waya77156/
Ndjwayi7721/
Nywayah7716/
Newayah771/
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Neway738,720/
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Niway732,256/
Niwaa735/
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Nayva731/
Njuay731/
Nsway731/
Nojwa731/
Naiswaya711/
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Nswayi6789/
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Nayway675/
Newaja674/
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Ncwayi672/
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Niewaa672/
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Neweya672/
Njuayi672/
Niwaye672/
Ndjwau671/
Nybaya671/
Nywaye671/
Njwoye671/
Newajy671/
Newgay671/
Nhwaja671/
Njuaye671/
Newayi671/
Neiway671/
Newaay671/
Njuaha671/
Newayo671/
Najwai671/
Neewaa671/
Niwoya671/
Nyoway671/
Niwayo671/
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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 Njwaya
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