Njoroge Surname

2,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njoroge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njoroge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya215,8971:21417
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
United States1,1521:314,63428,773
United Arab Emirates2801:32,7223,512
England2681:207,90317,929
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Tanzania1971:268,73921,270
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Uganda641:609,98932,257
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Australia421:642,75544,739
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Namibia381:63,4057,039
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Burundi91:1,089,428846
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
France41:16,605,680368,153
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Palau11:21,643223
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Njoroge (55,245) may also be a first name.

Njoroge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njoroge has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njoroge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,428th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,128 people. The last name Njoroge occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njoroge reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 16,978th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 55,245 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 215,897 people, or 1 in 214. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found and Muranga County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 2 percent are found and Rwanda, where 2 percent are found.

Njoroge Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Njoroge last name are 34.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Njoroge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.15% more than the national average, earning R 406,716 per year; in United States they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $42,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $58,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njoronge9318/
Njorogeh935/
Nnjoroge932/
Njorogge932/
Njioroge931/
Njorogee931/
Njorogey931/
Njooroge931/
Njorogye931/
Njorege8616/
Nioroge864/
Njoroje864/
Nyoroge863/
Njorose861/
Njorage861/
Njoroga861/
Njoruge861/
Nchoroge806/
Njorongi801/
Njorongoi751/
Nyaroge711/
Nioroguihe711/
Nyorogi711/
Nyaronge6712/
Njarange671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Njoroge
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis