Njeru Surname

7,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya73,6651:62790
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Zimbabwe3681:41,9526,467
Tanzania1391:380,87527,601
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
England311:1,797,35772,927
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Njeru (22,270) may also be a first name.

Njeru Last Name Facts

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

Njeru (Arabic: نجيرو) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njeru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njeru is the 7,401st most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 94,838 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njeru reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njeru is also the 34,882nd most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 22,270 people.

Njeru is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 73,665 people, or 1 in 627. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Embu County, where 51 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 13 percent are found and Meru County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Kenya Njeru is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Njeru Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Njeru surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Njeru earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $35,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning $42,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njeruh9188/
Njerou9115/
Njeeru916/
Ndjeru914/
Njeuru911/
Njeiru911/
Njiru8033,460/
Nzeru80894/
Ngeru80892/
Nyeru80125/
Nheru805/
Nieru801/
Nseru801/
N'Djerou771/
Nnzeru7358/
Nierou7342/
Neheru7329/
Njiruh7310/
Gnerou7310/
Nehiru735/
Ngereu735/
Nzerou733/
Nzheru732/
Ngieru732/
Nijiru731/
Nyereu731/
Nserou731/
Ngeruh731/
Njairu731/
Njiruu731/
Nijerhuis711/
Nieruch6737/
Nyerush6733/
Ångerud6717/
Ñeru671/
Nsierou671/

Njeru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Njeru in the Arabic language
نجيروnjyrw-

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Footnotes

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