Njura Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7971:57,9425,729
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Njura (165) may also be a first name.

Njura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njura occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Njura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 394,524th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. Njura occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Njura are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Njura is also the 712,876th most common first name on earth, borne by 165 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 797 people, or 1 in 57,942. In Kenya Njura is most prevalent in: Embu County, where 74 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Njura occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Njura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njurai9110/
Njuura916/
Ndjura913/
Njurah911/
Nejura911/
Njaura911/
Njutra911/
Ndjoura8323/
Njourap831/
N'Joura831/
Najjura831/
Njora801,737/
Njure80331/
Njuri80205/
Niura80108/
Nyura8071/
Nhura8023/
Nzura8012/
Gnura804/
Ndjourai7725/
Ngujurau773/
Ndjeurai771/
Najhurat771/
Njoora73385/
Nioura73134/
Njuiri7359/
Nijuri7353/
Nehura7337/
Nujuri7314/
Niuras7313/
Niurai7312/
Gnoura7312/
Nhaura7312/
Ndjuro738/
Nyhura738/
Najora735/
Nojora735/
Nzuura733/
Njouri733/
Nyoura732/
Ncurai732/
Nyurah731/
Nzoura731/
Njiuri731/
Nchura731/
Njiure731/
Niurza731/
Njaure731/
Njeure731/
Njoroa731/
Nseura731/
Noiura731/
Hnjora731/
Nkhura731/
Niurat731/
Njurui731/
Nheura731/
Nijure731/
Nijora731/
Nyurai731/
Njuuri731/
Neoura730/
Nyurahe67181/
Najorra67131/
Najhure6716/
Gneoura678/
Nhuurai675/
Nchuira674/
Ngiurai673/
N'Youra673/
N'Ioura672/
Nehuray672/
Nzuurga672/
Nzurgah671/
Nihaura671/
Nijauri671/
Njhuriy671/
Nchurai671/
Nchurap671/
Ndjouro671/
Ngehura671/
Nițurad671/
Nejouri671/

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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 Njura
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