Njinu Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2471:186,96313,986
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Njinu (209) may also be a first name.

Njinu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njinu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Njinu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njinu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njinu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 209 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 186,963. In Kenya Njinu is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 62 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 19 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Njinu Last Name Statistics demography

Njinu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njingu91342/
Njinou9192/
Njionu916/
Njinui912/
Njienu911/
Njingou83429/
Njionou83102/
Ndjinou8354/
Njinnou8327/
Njinguu834/
Njinguh832/
Nginu80150/
Nzinu80150/
Njenu80101/
Nienu8092/
Nsinu8021/
Niinu805/
Niynu804/
N'Djinou77525/
Njingouh7720/
Nzingu73638/
Nyingu73601/
Nienau73159/
Nsingu7343/
Nginut7340/
Nzinou7336/
N'Zinu7334/
Nginus7328/
Niengu7322/
Njengu7321/
Nienus7312/
Nienou7311/
Nyinus739/
Nyinau735/
Ndjenu735/
Njenui733/
Njenou733/
Njemnu732/
Njeanu732/
Niinou731/
Ndzinu731/
Nyinou731/
Nginou731/
Nsinou731/
Niyonu731/
Nienuh731/
Nyienu731/
Nzingou67218/
Nshingu67192/
Nchingu67171/
Nyiongu6743/
N'Zingu6727/
Njengou6717/
Njeunou6713/
Niehnus6712/
Nginoup6711/
Nienhus678/
Nsingou678/
Niyongu677/
Ndjenou675/
Nyingau675/
Nzaingu675/
Nyienou672/
Nienuis672/
Niengou671/
Nienhui671/
Nziengu671/
Nchionu671/
Nyinnou671/
Njeuneu671/
Nițeanu671/
N'Yingu671/
Ngienui671/
Ngienou671/

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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 Njinu
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