Njiiri Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njiiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njiiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2971:35,6053,847
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Njiiri (180) may also be a first name.

Njiiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njiiri is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Njiiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njiiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 287,894th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,467,026 people. The last name Njiiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Njiiri are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 180 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,297 people, or 1 in 35,605. In Kenya Njiiri is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent live, Muranga County, where 24 percent live and Nyeri County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Kenya Njiiri exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Njiiri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Njiiri earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njiirii921/
Ngiiri8311/
Najjiira711/
Nshihiri711/
Nziira6714/
Nyiira679/
Nsiira676/
Ngiire675/
Nieira674/
Nziire673/
Nyiire671/
Nsieri671/
Nyihira62264/
Nziyriy6280/
Nihiire622/
Ndjiere621/
N'Siire621/
Ngeire505/
Nzjera501/
Ngeeri501/

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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 Njiiri
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