Njiru Surname

16,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya33,1741:1,392224
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Uganda731:534,78529,774
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Njiru (9,840) may also be a first name.

Njiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njiru is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njiru? popularity and diffusion

Njiru is the 16,588th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 217,799 people. The last name Njiru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njiru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,907th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 9,840 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 33,174 people, or 1 in 1,392. In Kenya Njiru is most frequent in: Embu County, where 62 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 11 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Njiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Njiru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Njiru last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Njiru earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.24% more than the national average, earning $52,745 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njiruh9110/
Njairu911/
Njiruu911/
Nijiru911/
Njeiru911/
Njeru8076,842/
Nziru80781/
Ngiru8057/
Nsiru8057/
Nyiru8014/
Niyru807/
Niiru804/
Nciru801/
Nieru801/
Nssiru73206/
Njeruh7388/
Nierou7342/
Ngirau7333/
Nsairu7319/
Njerou7315/
Nzirau738/
Njeeru736/
Ndziru736/
Nehiru735/
Ndjeru734/
Nyioru733/
Ngieru732/
Nzsiru732/
Ngireu732/
Nchiru731/
Nyirou731/
Njeuru731/
Ngi'ru731/
Njiroo731/
Nzairu731/
Nieruch6737/
Nchiruu671/
Nssirou671/
Nsierou671/

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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 Njiru
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