Ngonjiri Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngonjiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngonjiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngonjiri Last Name Facts

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

Ngonjiri is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngonjiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Ngonjiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ngonjiri are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ngonjiri is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Ngonjiri is most common in: Trans Nzoia County, where 82 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 9 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngunjiri8810,709/
Nganjiri881/
Ganjiri80137/
Gonjeri8016/
Nanjiri806/
Ngansiri7599/
Gonehiri7540/
Ngonzire752/
Ngumjiri751/
Goonjira751/
Nganyiri751/
Ngonyira751/
Nganssiri7112/
Ngankhiri714/
Ngandziri714/
Nanjira675,954/
Nanyiri67857/
Ganjira6713/
Ganjeri6712/
Nanjeri6710/
Nanjire679/
Ganjire677/
Gonjera675/
Noniere672/
Nanieri672/
Nonjera671/
Gonyire671/
Gamjiri671/
Gongeri671/

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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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  • 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 Ngonjiri
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