Njunu Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Njunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njunu (14) may also be a first name.
Njunu Demographics
Njunu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njunu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Njunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njunu? popularity and diffusion
Njunu is the 1,710,039th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njunu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Njunu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Njunu is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 59 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 32 percent live and Kiambu County, where 4 percent live. Outside of Kenya Njunu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Njunu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Njunu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njungu | 91 | 1,181 | / |
| Njeunou | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nojungu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Njeuneu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njunuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njuhnou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nujungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njonu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Nzunu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nsunu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Nyunu | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ncunu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nhunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndjeunou | 77 | 30 | / |
| Njoungou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Najjungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njunouha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsungu | 73 | 26,744 | / |
| Nzungu | 73 | 10,163 | / |
| Nyungu | 73 | 2,379 | / |
| Niungu | 73 | 145 | / |
| Ngunuu | 73 | 138 | / |
| Nchunu | 73 | 44 | / |
| Nhunhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyunou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkhunu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niunui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzuneu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzugnu | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Zunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzeunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Sungu | 67 | 185 | / |
| Nzeuneu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Gnounou | 67 | 70 | / |
| Nzounou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nkhungu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nzeunou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nshungu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nseunou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzuungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuyunui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneunou | 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 Njunu
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