Njungu Surname
Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname
Njungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 796 | 1:19,912 | 2,207 |
| Tanzania | 187 | 1:283,110 | 22,159 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Kenya | 46 | 1:1,003,911 | 34,451 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Njungu (122) may also be a first name.
Njungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njungu has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Njungu is the 317,282nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njungu live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 122 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 19,912. In Zambia Njungu is most numerous in: Western Province, where 37 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live and Southern Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zambia Njungu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndjungu | 92 | 996 | / |
| Nojungu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nujungu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njugu | 91 | 959 | / |
| Njunu | 91 | 114 | / |
| Njoungou | 86 | 11 | / |
| Najjungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nsungu | 83 | 26,744 | / |
| Nzungu | 83 | 10,163 | / |
| Nyungu | 83 | 2,379 | / |
| Niungu | 83 | 145 | / |
| Njongu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Nhungu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ncungu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Njugus | 83 | 5 | / |
| Njuguz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Njugou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njuugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndjoungou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Njeungueu | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Sungu | 77 | 185 | / |
| Nkhungu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Njongou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Njeunou | 77 | 13 | / |
| Njugush | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nzung'u | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nshungu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Njougou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nchungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nzuungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzungou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzunghu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njeuneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njeugou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njunuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuhnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nziungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nihungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjeungueu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njogu | 73 | 40,895 | / |
| Nyugu | 73 | 85 | / |
| Nyunu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Niugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzoungou | 71 | 1,229 | / |
| Nyoungou | 71 | 239 | / |
| Gnoungou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nioungou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nsoungou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njuigheu | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Sungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njoughou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njongouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njunouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nchungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzongu | 67 | 397 | / |
| Nsongu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Nchoungou | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nhunhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njoguh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nehoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nzoungoup | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Zoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyunou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Najogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsumgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niunui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnyoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyounghou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzumgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehunu | 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
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- 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 Njungu
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