Njenga Surname

8,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya63,9331:722108
Tanzania1,7401:30,4263,617
United States4191:865,05765,721
England1451:384,26226,878
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zambia1011:156,93011,128
United Arab Emirates971:94,4568,360
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507

Njenga (16,155) may also be a first name.

Njenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njenga is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njenga is the 8,507th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 108,875 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njenga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,146th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 16,155 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 63,933 people, or 1 in 722. In Kenya Njenga is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent live, Nakuru County, where 19 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Njenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Njenga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Njenga last name are 4.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.85% registered with the party.

The amount Njenga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.77% less than the national average, earning R 136,008 per year; in United States they earn 9.17% less than the national average, earning $39,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $50,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndjenga9297/
Njeunga9266/
Njengah9226/
Ntjenga9211/
Njeng'a929/
Njienga927/
Njengea921/
Njengoa921/
Njeenga921/
Njega911,060/
Njena91284/
Ndjengai862/
Njeengap861/
Njengaah861/
Njeninga861/
Nsenga83139,325/
Njinga834,030/
Nyenga833,366/
Nzenga833,054/
Ngenga832,148/
Njenge832,034/
Nhenga83396/
Njengo83300/
Nienga83281/
Njegač83158/
Njengi8374/
Ncenga8366/
Nijena8365/
Njiena8357/
Njeuga8355/
Njeuna8317/
Njetna832/
Njiega832/
Njegać831/
Njenah831/
Njenna831/
Njeena831/
N'Senga771,663/
Nchenga77450/
Ndjinga77374/
Ngienga77185/
Ndjengo77119/
Nzeunga7772/
Njengeh7735/
Nseunga7722/
Njengou7717/
Nyengai7715/
Ngengha7714/
Nseenga7713/
Nsengha7712/
Njionga7711/
Nsengai779/
Nyengha779/
Nshenga778/
Ntjinga777/
Njingah775/
Njingna775/
Gnennga775/
Nsuenga774/
Nyengga774/
Nijenna773/
Nzhenga773/
Njengye773/
Nssenga773/
Nzuenga772/
Nyienga772/
Njainga772/
Njengie772/
Nijeena772/
Nyengna772/
Nsengah772/
Njenger772/
Nejjena771/
Nhcenga771/
N'Yenga771/
Nyengah771/
Nsienga771/
Nsengaa771/
Neijena771/
Ngnenga771/
N'Zenga771/
N'Genga771/
Njuinga771/
Njeunah771/
Njiegai771/
Njienap771/
Njing'a771/
Njingap771/
Njingha771/
Njeigha771/
Njenghe771/
Nnsenga771/
Nzengai771/
Nzienga771/
Nzeng'a771/
Ndgenga771/
Nyengau771/
Ngena731,835/
Njego73532/
Nyega73384/
Niega73242/
Njiga73130/
Njeno73112/
Njina7396/
Nyena7349/
Nhega7330/
Niena7330/
Gnena7322/
Gnega7319/
Nhena733/
Nsnga731/
Najjengo71923/
Nyesinga7154/
Ncheenga7126/
Ncheng'a714/
Ndjengou712/
Nnajiega711/
Nshengai711/
Naiyenga711/
Nchengha711/
Ndjingah711/
Neujinga711/
Ngnengha711/
Ngnengna711/
Njeungeh711/
Njienget711/
Njengues711/
Nyinenga711/
Nyeninga711/
Nsenghas711/
Nyenggat711/
Nzinga6738,057/
Nsinga676,791/
Ngenge673,793/
Nginga672,956/
Nzengo672,943/
Nyengo672,626/
Niegas672,457/
Nyenge671,889/
Nyinga671,437/
Ngengo67848/
Ngengi67641/
Nsengo67554/
Njingo67515/
Nhengo67454/
Nienge67430/
Nehena67372/
Niengo67275/
Niengi67186/
Nienau67159/
Nienas67129/
Njigha67122/
Njinge67114/
Ngenea6787/
Gnenai6775/
Nhinga6773/
Njingi6751/
Nyenah6751/
Njigna6747/
Nienaß6743/
Njinah6742/
Nyengi6732/
Nhenge6727/
Gnegna6727/
Njenoh6726/
Njinea6725/
Nyegau6719/
Ncengo6717/
Nyehga6716/
Njngou6710/
Nienaa6710/
Gnengo6710/
Neenah679/
Njegho679/
Nyegat676/
Neigah675/
Nhenna675/
Nienna675/
Nijina674/
Nyiega674/
Nxengo674/
Ncinga674/
Gnenna673/
Nehina673/
Njinna673/
Nyemga673/
Njioga673/
Gnenge673/
Nienat673/
Njenou673/
Nhengi672/
Ngenai672/
Njiona672/
Nyenea672/
Nyenna672/
Nnajjengo672/
Njoina672/
Njieno672/
Njigah672/
Njigai672/
Njigga672/
Nxinga672/
Njegos671/
Neegah671/
Ngenengga671/
Niegoa671/
Nieyna671/
Gnesga671/
Nienah671/
Nyehna671/
Nhegha671/
Ngenna671/
Gnenas671/
Nsemga671/
Naaena671/
Naajjengo671/
N'Yena671/
Njyego671/
Njeugo671/
Njienguet671/
Njimna671/
Njinai671/
Njeangues671/
Njeggo671/
Njenho671/
Njenno671/
Nnyiga671/
Nyegah671/
Nienghast670/

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