Nderitu Surname

20,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nderitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nderitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya25,9421:1,780274
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England601:928,63447,428
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

The alternate forms: Nderitù (1) are calculated separately.

Nderitu (6,794) may also be a first name.

Nderitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nderitu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as: Nderitù. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nderitu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,861st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 278,597 people. The surname Nderitu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nderitu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 79,118th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 6,794 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 25,942 people, or 1 in 1,780. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 22 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Nderitu is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nderitu Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Nderitu surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nderitu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.12% more than the national average, earning $90,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nderitù951/
Nderithu933/
N'Deritu931/
Nderituh931/
Ndiritu8616,457/
Nderetu8627/
Nderutu861/
N'Diritu801/
Ndirituh801/
Ndirittu801/
Ndiraitou7514/
Ndirutu711/
Ndiretu711/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nderitu
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