Njery Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Singapore

Njery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Njery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njery is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Njery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njery? popularity and diffusion

Njery is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Njery occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Njery are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 33 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Singapore, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njerry918/
Njeri80213,092/
Njera801,806/
Njere80794/
Niery8022/
Nsery8011/
Ngery806/
Njerj801/
Nzery801/
Gnery801/
Ndjere73162/
Ndjeri7323/
Nheiry7321/
Njeeri739/
Nyeryd734/
Nzeray733/
Nijera733/
Njerie733/
Ngeryi733/
Njeere732/
Nijeri732/
Nyeroy731/
N'Sery731/
Nehery731/
Njeari731/
Njerii731/
Gnerry731/
Njeraa731/
Njeira731/
Njeera731/
Njeure731/
Nierry731/
Nhjera731/
Nssery730/
Nehiray6712/
N'Djere672/
Nchetry671/
Nzeeray671/
Najiera671/
Nayyery671/
Naiiery671/
Ndjereh671/
Njeeree671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Njery
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