Njugu Surname
Approximately 959 people bear this surname
Njugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 748 | 1:61,738 | 6,020 |
| Tanzania | 170 | 1:311,421 | 23,787 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Njugu (100) may also be a first name.
Njugu Demographics
Njugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njugu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njugu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 373,745th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njugu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njugu is also the 946,056th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 100 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 748 people, or 1 in 61,738. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyandarua County, where 28 percent are found, Embu County, where 19 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Njugu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Njugu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njungu | 91 | 1,181 | / |
| Njugus | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ndjugu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Njuguz | 91 | 3 | / |
| Njuugu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njugou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njugush | 83 | 11 | / |
| Njougou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nojungu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Njeugou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nujungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njogu | 80 | 40,895 | / |
| Nzugu | 80 | 6,307 | / |
| Nsugu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Nyugu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Ncugu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndjougou | 77 | 136 | / |
| Njoungou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Najjungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njoughou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuigheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsungu | 73 | 26,744 | / |
| Nzungu | 73 | 10,163 | / |
| Nyungu | 73 | 2,379 | / |
| Niungu | 73 | 145 | / |
| Nchugu | 73 | 5 | / |
| N'Zugu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njoguh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nzuggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzughu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsuggu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najogu | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Djougou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ndjeugueu | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Sungu | 67 | 185 | / |
| Gnougou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyougou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nhuyugu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nzung'u | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nshungu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nshuigu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nzougou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nchungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nsougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzunghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzughuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzuungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzeugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihungu | 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 Njugu
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