Njambuya Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njambuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njambuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2451:188,48914,045
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Njambuya (39) may also be a first name.

Njambuya Last Name Facts

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

Njambuya is most common in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Njambuya.

How Common Is The Last Name Njambuya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,020,242nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Njambuya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njambuya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 39 people.

The last name Njambuya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 188,489. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 45 percent live, Nairobi County, where 33 percent live and Nyeri County, where 16 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Njambuya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjambuya9421/
Nyambuya885,112/
Nzambuya8848/
Nyambouya821/
Ndjambuyi821/
Njambou80122/
Njambeu803/
Nyambuy801/
Njambea801/
Nyambiya751,217/
Nyambaya75468/
Ndjambou75343/
Nyambuyi75177/
Nyambeya75164/
Nyamboya7556/
Nyambuyo7550/
Nsambuyi7527/
Nyamuaya754/
Njamboue751/
Nyambuye751/
Nhamboya751/
Nsambiya751/
Njamweya751/
Nzambiya751/
Nkhambuja711/
Nyamvuuya711/
Nyamuhoya711/
Niambai67248/
Nyambea67235/
Nyambeu67183/
Nyambui6798/
Niambou6790/
Nsambue6768/
Nsambou6765/
Njamwea6748/
Niambau6748/
Nyambae6748/
Gnambou6743/
Nzambou6738/
Nyambai6738/
Nyambaa6728/
Nsambay6728/
Nzambea6727/
Nyambou6720/
Nyambau6715/
Njombai6710/
Nyambey679/
Nyamboa678/
Nhambau675/
Nzambay674/
Njanbou673/
Nyambay672/
Nsambai671/
Nsambye671/
Njombey671/
Nzambau671/
Nzamboa671/
Nzamboy671/
Nzambye671/
Njamboi671/
Njombou671/
Gnamboy671/
Gnambey671/
Nyambye671/

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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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  • 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 Njambuya
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