Njira Surname
Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname
Njira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 838 | 1:55,107 | 5,506 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Njira (1,042) may also be a first name.
Njira Demographics
Njira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njira (Hindi: ंजीरा, Marathi: नजीरा) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njira? popularity and diffusion
Njira is the 313,632nd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. The last name Njira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Njira reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njira is also the 248,215th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,042 people.
The last name Njira is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 55,107. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 65 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Njira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Njira surname is principally Christian (60%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Njira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Njira in the Hindi language | ||
| ंजीरा | njira | - |
| Njira in the Marathi language | ||
| नजीरा | najira | 50 |
| नजीर | najira | 50 |
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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 Njira
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