Njagu Surname

288,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Njagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7611:20,2873,025
Nigeria4451:398,07420,926
Kenya661:699,69530,103
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532

Njagu (18) may also be a first name.

Njagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njagu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njagu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njagu is the 288,238th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,475,241 people. Njagu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Njagu live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Njagu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 761 people, or 1 in 20,287. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 48 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 36 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Njagu Last Name Statistics demography

Njagu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning $29,883 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Neagu8055,760/
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Niangau674/
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Ndjagoo672/
Nyanguu672/
Nyang'u672/
Nyaghou671/
Nchangu671/
N'Iangu671/
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N'Sagou671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Njagu
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