Njoku Surname
Approximately 274,314 people bear this surname
Njoku Surname User-submission:
Njoku Ji is the guardian deity of the yam for the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. In parts of Igboland there are still annual rituals in honor of the yam deity known as Ifejioku. In some parts children who were dedicated to the service of the deity were named Njoku.
Read More About This SurnameNjoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 270,900 | 1:654 | 77 |
| United States | 1,355 | 1:267,497 | 25,163 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| England | 558 | 1:99,853 | 10,553 |
| Cameroon | 194 | 1:107,057 | 12,544 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Iceland | 27 | 1:14,077 | 1,243 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
Njoku (9,753) may also be a first name.
Njoku Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Njoku Ji is the guardian deity of the yam for the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. In parts of Igboland there are still annual rituals in honor of the yam deity known as Ifejioku. In some parts children who were dedicated to the service of the deity were named Njoku. As adults, such children were expected to become prosperous yam farmers, which made them into nobility.
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Njoku Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Njoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njoku occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Njoku.
How Common Is The Last Name Njoku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,990th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 26,566 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njoku are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Njoku is also the 62,302nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 9,753 people.
The last name Njoku is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 270,900 people, or 1 in 654. In Nigeria Njoku is most prevalent in: Imo, where 56 percent reside, Anambra, where 6 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.
Njoku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Njoku last name are 38.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Njoku earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31% less than the national average, earning R 163,968 per year; in United States they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $44,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $47,011 CAD per year.
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