Njer Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njer Last Name Facts

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

Njer has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njer is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Njer are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 64 percent live, Embu County, where 7 percent live and Kiambu County, where 7 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Njer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njere89794/
Nijer8947/
Njeer893/
Njier891/
Njerh891/
Nje86556/
Nijjer80873/
Ndjere80162/
Nijher8085/
Najger8076/
Najier807/
Nujger806/
Najjer805/
Najher803/
Neijer802/
Njeere802/
Njie7577,703/
Nger756,966/
Njei753,349/
Nier753,061/
Ndje751,488/
Njeh751,227/
Nser751,033/
Njir75522/
Nyer75387/
Njee75305/
Nije75275/
Ntje75196/
Njea75119/
Gner7562/
Njed7519/
Njeu7519/
Nzer7514/
Nher755/
Njhe754/
Njet754/
Njjr754/
Njey753/
N'Je752/
Hnje752/
Nyjr752/
Njep752/
Ncer751/
Njze751/
Ånje751/
Njje751/
Nnje751/
Nzjr751/
Naaijer73162/
Nooijer7332/
Najgier738/
Nijjher737/
N'Djere732/
Najjeer731/
Neujehr731/
Neujher731/
Ndjeher731/
Neher679,665/
Niere672,994/
Ngere672,687/
Nehir672,545/
Ndjee67669/
Näher67553/
Nzere67323/
Näger67252/
Njire67246/
Nsere67220/
Nseir67215/
Nsser67202/
Nseer67174/
Nzeer67162/
Ndjea67103/
N'Dje6791/
Næsje6790/
Niehr6788/
Gnere6782/
Næser6773/
Najie6768/
Nyert6747/
Ånger6737/
Ndjey6736/
N'Jie6734/
Njeah6734/
Najje6730/
Nijee6727/
Njieh6725/
N'Jed6723/
N'Ser6720/
Néher6719/
Ncere6716/
Nyier6716/
Niher6714/
Njeih6714/
Nsier6712/
Neije6712/
Niert6711/
Nejie6711/
Njeuh6710/
Noije679/
Naije678/
Néger678/
Nyher678/
Nnjie677/
Nijes676/
Nijie676/
Gnehr676/
Njesh676/
Hnger675/
Njair674/
Gnier674/
Njior674/
Ngier673/
Njihe673/
Nijed672/
Ndjet672/
Nnije672/
Ndjes672/
Ngerr672/
Njehe672/
Nőger672/
Nhier672/
Njeej672/
Nsear672/
Najhe672/
Ni'er672/
Ntjee672/
Nijir671/
N'Jeh671/
Neeyr671/
Neair671/
Ncher671/
Njjir671/
Nkher671/
Nsher671/
Nyijr671/
Njiey671/
Ndjep671/
Neeer671/
Ngerh671/
N'Jee671/
Njgie671/
Njiea671/
Njiee671/
Njiet671/
Njech671/
Njeed671/
Nieer671/
Niije671/
Nijeu671/
Nierr671/
Nzier671/
Nyerő671/
Nceir671/
Nserr671/
Njjie671/
Nnger671/
Nujie671/
Njehj671/
Njgee671/
Nijep671/
Nhjez671/
Gneer671/
Gnear670/
Nioer670/

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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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  • 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 Njer
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