Where Does The Last Name Nairobi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nairobi (Arabic: نيروبي, Marathi: नैरोबी) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nairobi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Nairobi is the 933,049^th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. Nairobi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nairobi are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nairobi is also the 140,033^rd most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 2,728 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 234,255. In Tanzania Nairobi is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 4 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Somalia, where 3 percent are found.