Njure Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3291:140,36411,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Njure (18) may also be a first name.

Njure Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njure is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Njure.

How Common Is The Last Name Njure? popularity and diffusion

Njure is the 833,931st most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njure reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 140,364. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 41 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Njure Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njiure911/
Njaure911/
Njeure911/
Nijure911/
Njur892/
Najhure8316/
N'Djure832/
Niure801,830/
Njura80895/
Nyure80600/
Njore80534/
Njuri80205/
Nzure8032/
Nujur8023/
Nsure8016/
Njuur8015/
Njour804/
Nejur804/
Nijur803/
Ncure802/
Gnure801/
Nojur801/
Nhure801/
Ndjeurei771/
Najhuret771/
Najore73126/
Nihure7372/
Njuiri7359/
Nijuri7353/
Nujore7338/
Nhaure7319/
Nujuri7314/
Nioure7312/
Nehure7312/
Njoree7310/
Njurai7310/
Nejjur739/
Nijore734/
Nyured734/
Njouri733/
Nsoure733/
Nzeure732/
Nijjur732/
Njaura731/
Nyurep731/
Njiuri731/
Nyuret731/
Nijour731/
Njuuri731/
Nejura731/
Nejore731/
Nojour731/
Najhur731/
Njurui731/
Ndjour731/
Njor671,036/
Ndjouri67154/
Nchurie6799/
Nsur6736/
Niur6728/
Nhur6723/
N'Youre6711/
Nsuresh6710/
Nyur679/
Najjhur679/
N'Zoure676/
Nzur675/
Najjour674/
Nihaure673/
Najorei672/
Gnur672/
Najjura671/
Njhuriy671/
Nijauri671/
N'Joura671/
Ndjuiri671/
Nehoure671/
Niaoure671/
Nyurihe671/
Nejouri671/
Najjaur671/

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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
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  • 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 Njure
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