Njihi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Njihi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njihi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njihi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njihi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njihi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njihi is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Njihi live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Njihi is most common in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njihai | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ndjihi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Njiji | 80 | 236 | / |
| Njiha | 80 | 130 | / |
| Ngihi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Njehi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nzihi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Njihe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Njiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njiih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njihy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nsihi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njzii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njiehe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Nchihi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Njieha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Njijie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Njiyoh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndjihe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngihit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nijiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nijehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njijip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njihey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngihoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niyhei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsihii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najiei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndji'i | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndjieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndjiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njijai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njie | 67 | 77,703 | / |
| Niei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ncji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najjiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjieyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Njihi
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