Njangiru Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njangiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njangiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1221:378,52421,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Njangiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njangiru is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Njangiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njangiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. Njangiru is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njangiru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 378,524. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 84 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Njangiru exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Njangiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Njangiru surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njang'iru94137/
Njangire8850/
Njanguru8835/
Nyangiru884/
Njangiro882/
Njangiri881/
Njangira881/
Njaungiri821/
Njongir8025/
Njingiri7510/
Njungire751/
Nsanziru751/
Nianirou751/
Nijinigiri673/
Nyanjiru6386/
Nyanzeru6310/
Nyanjeru501/

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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 Njangiru
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