Njuku Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6811:67,8126,490
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Njuku (112) may also be a first name.

Njuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njuku has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Njuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,148th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname Njuku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njuku live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njuku is also the 885,979th most common first name at a global level, borne by 112 people.

Njuku is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 67,812. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 47 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 16 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Njuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Njuku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.43% less than the national average, earning R 46,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nzukuu731/
N'Djoukou711/
Ndjoujkou711/
Ndjougkou711/
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Nzeukou67138/
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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 Njuku
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