Njenga Surname
Approximately 66,935 people bear this surname
Njenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 63,933 | 1:722 | 108 |
| Tanzania | 1,740 | 1:30,426 | 3,617 |
| United States | 419 | 1:865,057 | 65,721 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | 97 | 1:94,456 | 8,360 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
Njenga (16,155) may also be a first name.
Njenga Demographics
Njenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njenga is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njenga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,507th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 108,875 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njenga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njenga is also the 44,146th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 16,155 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 63,933 people, or 1 in 722. In Kenya Njenga is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Njenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Njenga are 4.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.85% registered with the political 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.
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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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