Njoora Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njoora Surname User-submission:

The Njoora surname has two meanings in Kikuyu:

1. Double edged sword.

2. Wild African bee.

Njoora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3781:122,16910,207
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Njoora (119) may also be a first name.

Njoora Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Njoora surname has two meanings in Kikuyu:

1. Double edged sword.

2. Wild African bee.

- chrispin_njoora

Njoora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njoora occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njoora? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 746,827th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Njoora are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Njoora is also the 856,040th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 119 people.

Njoora is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 122,169. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 52 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Muranga County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Njoora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Njoora surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njoora
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