Njunu Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Njunu (14) may also be a first name.

Njunu Last Name Facts

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

Njunu is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njunu? popularity and diffusion

Njunu is the 1,710,039th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njunu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 59 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 32 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Njunu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njungu911,181/
Njeunou8313/
Nojungu832/
Njeuneu831/
Njunuha831/
Njuhnou831/
Nujungu831/
Njonu8050/
Nzunu8036/
Nsunu8035/
Nyunu8025/
Ncunu8010/
Nhunu801/
Ndjeunou7730/
Njoungou7711/
Najjungu772/
Njunouha771/
Nsungu7326,744/
Nzungu7310,163/
Nyungu732,379/
Niungu73145/
Ngunuu73138/
Nchunu7344/
Nhunhu734/
Nyunou732/
Nkhunu732/
Niunui731/
Nehunu731/
Nzuneu731/
Nzugnu731/
N'Zunu731/
Nzeunu731/
N'Sungu67185/
Nzeuneu6790/
Gnounou6770/
Nzounou6748/
Nkhungu6724/
Nzeunou6722/
Nshungu675/
Nseunou672/
Nchungu672/
Nzungou671/
Nyounou671/
Neounou671/
Nzuungu671/
Nuyunui671/
Gneunou671/
Nihungu671/

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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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