Njiku Surname
Approximately 7,957 people bear this surname
Njiku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,919 | 1:6,685 | 869 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The surname Njiku is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njiku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,007th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 915,866 people. The last name Njiku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njiku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 443,564th most widely held forename globally It is held by 382 people.
Njiku is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7,919 people, or 1 in 6,685. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 51 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 12 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Njiku is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njikeu | 91 | 245 | / |
| Njioku | 91 | 118 | / |
| Njikou | 91 | 52 | / |
| Njoiku | 91 | 8 | / |
| Njikui | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ndjiku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Njikup | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njiokou | 83 | 152 | / |
| Ndjikeu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Njuikui | 83 | 24 | / |
| Njiekou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Njuikeu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ndjikou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Njoikou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njikout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naijiku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nziku | 80 | 15,663 | / |
| Nsiku | 80 | 5,714 | / |
| Nyiku | 80 | 112 | / |
| Njeku | 80 | 91 | / |
| Ngiku | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nciku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niiku | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Djikou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ndjuikui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njuikuih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzikou | 73 | 2,815 | / |
| Nyieku | 73 | 278 | / |
| Nshiku | 73 | 243 | / |
| Nsikou | 73 | 147 | / |
| Nyikus | 73 | 106 | / |
| N'Siku | 73 | 96 | / |
| Niekau | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nzikeu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Niekut | 73 | 10 | / |
| Niekuś | 73 | 7 | / |
| Njekeu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ndziku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Njojku | 73 | 5 | / |
| N'Yiku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Niekou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njekou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nzikui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyioku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niekuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njikoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzicku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsikau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niyoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzikuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyikou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyikeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njekuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njehku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndjekou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Njeukou | 67 | 64 | / |
| Njeukui | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nieckau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Njeukeu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nzuikui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Njetkeu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nshioku | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nieckut | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nzickou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ndzikou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngiekou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njikhoe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nziekou | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Zikou | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Shiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihekhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshieku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsiekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nchikuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndzikui | 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
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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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