Njiku Surname

63,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,9191:6,685869
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njiku (382) may also be a first name.

Njiku Last Name Facts

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

Njiku occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njiku? popularity and diffusion

Njiku is the 63,007th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 915,866 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njiku are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 443,564th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 382 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7,919 people, or 1 in 6,685. In Tanzania Njiku is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 51 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 12 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Njiku is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njikeu91245/
Njioku91118/
Njikou9152/
Njoiku918/
Njikui914/
Ndjiku912/
Njikup911/
Njiokou83152/
Ndjikeu8373/
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Njuikeu8310/
Ndjikou836/
Njoikou831/
Njikout831/
Naijiku831/
Nziku8015,663/
Nsiku805,714/
Nyiku80112/
Njeku8091/
Ngiku8029/
Nciku801/
Niiku801/
N'Djikou7710/
Ndjuikui773/
Njuikuih771/
Nzikou732,815/
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Nshiku73243/
Nsikou73147/
Nyikus73106/
N'Siku7396/
Niekau7316/
Nzikeu7314/
Niekut7310/
Niekuś737/
Njekeu736/
Ndziku736/
Njojku735/
N'Yiku734/
Niekou734/
Njekou733/
Nzikui733/
Nyioku732/
Niekuu731/
Njikoe731/
Nzicku731/
Nsikau731/
Niekui731/
Niyoku731/
Nzikuu731/
Nyikou731/
Nyikeu731/
Njekuh731/
Njehku731/
Ndjekou6767/
Njeukou6764/
Njeukui6738/
Nieckau6733/
Njeukeu6729/
Nzuikui6718/
Njetkeu6718/
Nshioku6717/
Nieckut6717/
Nzickou6715/
Ndzikou6713/
Ngiekou6710/
Njikhoe674/
Nziekou673/
N'Zikou672/
N'Shiku671/
Nihekhu671/
Nshieku671/
Nsiekou671/
Nchikuh671/
Ndjekeu671/
Nehikou671/
Ndzikui671/

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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 Njiku
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