Njaru Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
Kenya421:1,099,52134,871
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Njaru Last Name Facts

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

Njaru occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njaru is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name Njaru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Njaru live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Njaru is most common in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjaru918/
Njarui914/
Njairu911/
Njaaru911/
N'Jarou8325/
Nyaru80408/
Nharu80152/
Njoru8018/
Nzaru809/
Nsaru806/
Nxaru802/
Nearu800/
Nejjarou77170/
Najjarou779/
Nijargou771/
Gnarou731,914/
Neharu73526/
Niarou73159/
Nyaruy73117/
Nsairu7319/
Nyarau7313/
Nsharu737/
Nkharu737/
Ncharu736/
Ncauru734/
Nzauru734/
Niasru732/
Nyarui732/
Njorou731/
Nyarru731/
Nsauru731/
Njeuru731/
Njoruh731/
Nyarou731/
Nearhu731/
Njeiru731/
Nzairu731/
Niharu731/
Niarrou6720/
Gnatrou676/
Ncharud674/
Nearhou674/
Nchatru671/
Nyaruth671/
Ñaru671/
Gnaurou671/
Nchauru671/
Nsharuh671/
Nijaroe671/
Nyaharu671/

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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 Njaru
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