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

The last name Injairu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Injairu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 937,786th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This 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 commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 170,406. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 65 percent live, Kakamega County, where 27 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Injairu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Injairu last name is predominantly 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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