Njoku Surname

1,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Njoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria270,9001:65477
United States1,3551:267,49725,163
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
England5581:99,85310,553
Cameroon1941:107,05712,544
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Canada611:604,02649,778
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Iceland271:14,0771,243
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Wales131:238,04114,239
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
France51:13,284,544357,392
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belize11:355,4743,977
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800

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 Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njoku is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njoku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,990th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 26,566 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njoku live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Njoku is also the 62,302nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 9,753 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 270,900 people, or 1 in 654. In Nigeria Njoku is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 56 percent live, Anambra, where 6 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Njoku exists in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Njoku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Njoku are 38.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.14% being registered with 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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