Njau Surname

12,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya22,8161:2,024312
Tanzania19,1501:2,765383
Indonesia7671:172,42416,711
Malaysia4421:66,7294,911
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
England751:742,90741,196
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway81:642,78647,258
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Njau (6,210) may also be a first name.

Njau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njau occurs most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Njau.

How Common Is The Last Name Njau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,828th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 166,569 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Njau reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 83,811th most common first name world-wide It is held by 6,210 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 22,816 people, or 1 in 2,024. In Kenya Njau is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Njau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Njau last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Njau earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 53.45% less than the national average, earning 161,093 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.17% less than the national average, earning $37,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njaju89167/
Ndjau8944/
Nijau896/
Ntjau892/
Njayu892/
Njaus891/
Njauh891/
Nja862,369/
Nju86707/
Njayou801,136/
Njiaju8014/
Ndjaud806/
Njajou804/
Njajuu802/
Najjau801/
Njhaud801/
Nzau7557,964/
Njue7523,964/
Njai756,835/
Neau753,676/
Njah753,324/
Nhau753,250/
Njuh752,301/
Njuu751,676/
Njha751,318/
Njia751,214/
Nija751,214/
Noju751,140/
Njou751,136/
Ndja751,089/
Ntja751,070/
Nsau751,041/
Gnau75893/
Njui75835/
Niju75750/
Njiu75472/
Njaa75392/
Nuju75241/
Njap75215/
Njae75212/
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Njat7541/
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Njay7526/
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Njut7516/
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Njhu751/
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Najhaus7319/
Ndjayou7313/
Njoya6719,991/
N'Dja673,408/
Najia672,130/
Najja671,879/
Nijai671,689/
Njaya671,647/
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Naija67647/
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Nejuć671/
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Noyju671/
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Njath671/
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