Njunguna Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njunguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njunguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7821:59,0545,819
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Njunguna (120) may also be a first name.

Njunguna Last Name Facts

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

Njunguna is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Njunguna.

How Common Is The Last Name Njunguna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 436,668th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 9,271,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njunguna reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njunguna is also the 852,104th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 120 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 59,054. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent are found, Muranga County, where 19 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 14 percent are found. Beside Kenya Njunguna exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Njunguna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njuguna93145,078/
Njugunah8871/
Njugunha881/
Njugunas881/
Nyunguna881/
Njguguna881/
Njungina881/
Njungune881/
Njoguna802/
Nhunguni755/
Nyunguni754/
Niunguni751/
Nyungunyi71198/
Njogona671/
Njongoni631/
Njongono631/
Nyungonyi5921/
Njonono5342/
Nzongono504/

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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 Njunguna
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