Njiru Surname
Approximately 33,460 people bear this surname
Njiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 33,174 | 1:1,392 | 224 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Njiru (9,840) may also be a first name.
Njiru Demographics
Njiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njiru is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,588th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 217,799 people. Njiru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njiru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Njiru is also the 61,907th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 9,840 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 33,174 people, or 1 in 1,392. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Embu County, where 62 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 8 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Njiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Njiru are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njiruh | 91 | 10 | / |
| Njairu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njiruu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nijiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeiru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeru | 80 | 76,842 | / |
| Nziru | 80 | 781 | / |
| Ngiru | 80 | 57 | / |
| Nsiru | 80 | 57 | / |
| Nyiru | 80 | 14 | / |
| Niyru | 80 | 7 | / |
| Niiru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nciru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nieru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nssiru | 73 | 206 | / |
| Njeruh | 73 | 88 | / |
| Nierou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ngirau | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nsairu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Njerou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nzirau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Njeeru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ndziru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nehiru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ndjeru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyioru | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngieru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nzsiru | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngireu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nchiru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyirou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngi'ru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiroo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzairu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nieruch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nchiruu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nssirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsierou | 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
- 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 Njiru
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