Njeka Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6321:73,0696,869
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Njeka (19) may also be a first name.

Njeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njeka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njeka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 468,873rd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. The surname Njeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njeka are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Njeka is also the 2,523,061st most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 73,069. In Kenya Njeka is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Vihiga County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Njeka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjeka912,882/
Njeuka9111/
Njieka913/
Njeaka912/
Njeika911/
Njekka911/
Ndjekea8321/
Ndjekai832/
Njehkah831/
Njekuoa831/
Nseka8012,146/
Nzeka803,173/
Nyeka801,355/
Njeke80915/
Njika80849/
Njeko80335/
Ngeka80304/
Nceka80237/
Nieka8090/
Njeki8035/
Njeca801/
Nsheka73209/
Nzeaka73165/
Nyieka73161/
Nyekha73139/
Njekeh73103/
Nzekea7393/
Niekka7380/
Ndjeko7370/
Njeako7367/
N'Seka7364/
Ndjika7354/
Njuika7347/
Njecko7337/
Nyekah7330/
Nyekaa7329/
Njikah7325/
Nzekah7321/
Njekoh7316/
Niekau7316/
Njeuko7313/
Njikap7310/
Nzeuka7310/
Nehika737/
Nseeka737/
Njekeu736/
Njioka735/
Nyekai734/
Ngekau734/
Njeuke733/
Njekou733/
Ngekah733/
Nsieka732/
Njeike732/
Neekah732/
Ngneka732/
Njaika732/
Njecke732/
Njieko732/
Njieke732/
Njekho732/
Nyheka731/
Ngekha731/
Niekha731/
Njekes731/
Njekio731/
Nyekay731/
Nnyeka731/
Niekaa731/
Nseaka731/
Nseika731/
Ngeika731/
Njetke731/
Njeaki731/
Njeeke731/
Njeiki731/
Niejka731/
Nzekai731/
Njikka731/
Ndceka731/
Njieki731/
Ndgeka731/
Gnieka731/
Gnetka730/
Nyiekaa671,204/
Najjeke6798/
Ndjekou6767/
Njeukou6764/
Njeukui6738/
Nieckau6733/
Njeukeu6729/
Nseheka6724/
Ndjekoi6720/
Njiekou6718/
Njeckoh6718/
Nzeakah6711/
Niezkaz6711/
Njuikap6711/
Nsheeka676/
Gniecka675/
Ndjuika675/
Nyiekha673/
Nzeheka673/
Nieckaz673/
Njeukoi672/
Gnojska671/
Nyekeah671/
Ngiekaa671/
Niekach671/
Ndjeako671/
Ndjekei671/
Ndjekey671/
Ndjikai671/
N'Secka671/
Njichea671/
Njiekoh671/
Njeckeh671/
Njeikoh671/
Niekasz671/
Nieckaj671/
Nieckaś671/
Nziekap671/
Ñeka671/
Gnietka671/
Nyiekka671/
Ndzieka671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njeka
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