Njuri Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Njuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2001:230,90016,264
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Njuri (12) may also be a first name.

Njuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Njuri occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njuri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,163,787th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Njuri is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njuri live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njuri is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 12 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 41 percent live, Muranga County, where 33 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 18 percent live. Barring Kenya Njuri occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Njuri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Njuiri9159/
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Njurai9110/
Njouri913/
Njiuri911/
Njuuri911/
Njurui911/
Ndjouri83154/
Ndjuiri831/
Nijauri831/
Njhuriy831/
Nejouri831/
Njura80895/
Njure80331/
Nhuri80106/
Nsuri80104/
Nzuri8066/
Njori8030/
Nyuri8027/
Niuri806/
Ndjourai7725/
Ndjeurei771/
Ndjeurai771/
Nyouri73219/
Nehuri7396/
Najori7338/
Niouri7328/
Nyurgi7318/
Nguuri7317/
Niurai7312/
Niurii7311/
Nyurui7311/
Nhouri735/
Njoroi734/
Njoori734/
Nojori732/
Gnouri732/
Nchuri732/
Ncurai732/
Njaura731/
Nyurai731/
Nihuri731/
Nijure731/
Njiure731/
Nzouri731/
Njaure731/
Njeure731/
Nejura731/
Noiuri731/
Neyuri731/
Nsouri731/
Nzuuri731/
Naijhurri711/
Nchurie6799/
Niaouri6720/
Najhure6716/
Nhuurai675/
Ngiurai673/
N'Djure672/
Najorei672/
N'Houri671/
N'Joura671/
Nehouri671/
Nhouriy671/
Nyurich671/
Najjura671/
Ngiouri671/
N'Souri671/
Nyurihe671/
Nchurai671/

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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 Njuri
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