Injairu Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Injairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Injairu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2711:170,40613,033
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Injairu Last Name Facts

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

Injairu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Injairu? popularity and diffusion

Injairu is the 937,786th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Injairu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Injairu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 170,406. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 65 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Injairu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Injairu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Injaru9241/
Injiru922/
Jinjaru863/
Hinjiru861/
Hinjirou803/
Intjirau801/
Enjaru77152/
Inyaru7774/
Inzaru7729/
Inziru7714/
Unjiru778/
Inyiru777/
Ingiru772/
Injeru772/
Iniaru771/
Ginyaru7127/
Ainyaru711/
Inyirau711/
Hunjaru711/
Jingiru711/
Ginsaru711/
Ignareus673/
Ignatrus672/
Ignatreu672/
Enjaurau671/

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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 Injairu
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