Njanju Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Njanju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njanju is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njanju? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Njanju is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Njanju are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya Njanju is most common in: Muranga County, where 74 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Njanju occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Njanju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Njanju last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njanjou925/
Njanjui924/
Njanjeu921/
Njianju921/
Ndjandju8621/
Njandjeu8617/
Ndjanjeu867/
Njandjou862/
Ndjanjou862/
Nsanju837/
Njamju831/
Nyanju831/
Nhanju831/
Ndjandjeu8011/
Ndjandjou801/
Nyanjui771,609/
Njanzou77100/
Nchanju7716/
Nyanjou7712/
Njanyou774/
Njanseu773/
Nsanjus773/
Njonjou772/
Nyanjuy772/
Njanhou772/
Nyandju771/
Njanzeu771/
Njaniou771/
Njonjuh771/
Njonjeu771/
Nianjou771/
Niandju771/
Ndjagnu771/
Njangeu771/
Gnandjui7140/
Gnandjou7124/
Njansseu7115/
Niandjui7115/
Ndjanzou7112/
Nyandjeu714/
Ndjanhou712/
Njancheu712/
Njondjeu712/
Nchanjui712/
Nyanjuis711/
Nyanguju711/
Njounjou711/
Ndjanseu711/
Ndjamjeu711/
Nsandjeu711/
Nyanzu671,476/
Nzanzu67935/
Nsanzu67625/
Nyanyu67143/
Nsansu6722/
Ndjondjou6720/
Nsanyu676/
Nyansu675/
Ndjondjeu672/
Nianxu672/
Njognu671/
Ndjamdjeu671/
Nyamju671/
Nyanxu671/
Njianchut671/
Nianzu671/
Nzansu671/
Gnanzu671/
Ncanyu671/
Niagnu670/

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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 Njanju
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