Njire Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Njire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 200 | 1:230,900 | 16,264 |
| Croatia | 36 | 1:117,461 | 17,621 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njire (167) may also be a first name.
Njire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njire is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njire is the 1,025,894th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. Njire occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Njire live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most widespread given name internationally, held by 167 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 51 percent live, Kiambu County, where 35 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 5 percent live. Besides Kenya Njire is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
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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 Njire
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