Njahi Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Njahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njahi (513) may also be a first name.

Njahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njahi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Njahi.

How Common Is The Last Name Njahi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Njahi reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njahi is also the 373,244th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 513 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 77 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Kenya Njahi exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 7 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Njahi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nejjahi83136/
Nyahi80360/
Niahi8094/
Njohi805/
Njahe803/
Njyai801/
Nhahi801/
Najiai7335/
Njaheu7315/
Nijaai735/
Nyahui731/
Njaaha731/
Njayie731/
Nyayhi731/
Nyai671,423/
Niai67425/
Njaa67392/
Njae67212/
Neai6733/
Nyahuiz6727/
Niahahi6715/
Njaj6713/
Najiaei676/
Ñahi671/
Nnajiai671/
Neujahe671/
Nyahiji671/

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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 Njahi
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