Njigua Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njigua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njigua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2861:161,46812,625
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Njigua (16) may also be a first name.

Njigua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njigua is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njigua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Njigua is the 912,827th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. Njigua occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Njigua live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 161,468. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 34 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 21 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Njigua Last Name Statistics demography

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

Njigua earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njiguah922/
Njigwa8310/
Njigba833/
Njikua831/
Ndjigwa777/
Nziegua771/
Nyigwua771/
Nyingua771/
Ndjegua771/
Njiguoh771/
Njinkua771/
Njiogwa771/
Njingwah711/
Nyigba671,686/
Ngigwa67222/
Nyigwa67144/
Njigwo6735/
Njikwa6713/
Nsigwa678/
Niegba677/
Nzigwa677/
Nieguo674/
Njikuo674/
Ngigba672/
Ngegua672/
Njegwa671/
Njigbo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Njigua
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