Njunia Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Njunia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 44 | 1:1,049,543 | 34,647 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Njunia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njunia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njunia is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Njunia.
How Common Is The Last Name Njunia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Njunia live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,049,543. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 86 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 9 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njugnia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Njeugnia | 86 | 31 | / |
| Ndjeunia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Njunioha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyunia | 83 | 113 | / |
| Njunja | 83 | 101 | / |
| Njugna | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nhunia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Njunha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nsunia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Najjounia | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ndjeugnia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Njeugna | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nzugnia | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ndjugna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntjunja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzungia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyounia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njeunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njougna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njunjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njuigna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngiunia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsungia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndjunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzuignia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Najjunja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nzungnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njeungna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjeunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ndjeugna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyunya | 67 | 119 | / |
| Nsonia | 67 | 116 | / |
| Nsunya | 67 | 99 | / |
| Nhunha | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nzunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njonja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsugna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyunio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niuniha'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzugna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nxunya | 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 Njunia
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