Njuru Surname
Approximately 2,175 people bear this surname
Njuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,008 | 1:22,998 | 2,615 |
| Nigeria | 110 | 1:1,610,389 | 60,100 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Njuru (314) may also be a first name.
Njuru Demographics
Njuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Njuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Njuru is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njuru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 193,388th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,350,596 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Njuru live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Njuru is also the 495,703rd most widespread given name in the world It is held by 314 people.
Njuru is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,008 people, or 1 in 22,998. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 19 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Kiambu County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Njuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Njuru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Njuru earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 86.46% less than the national average, earning $5,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njuuru | 91 | 5 | / |
| Njuruh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njeuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njurui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ndjuru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngejuru | 83 | 46 | / |
| Najjuru | 83 | 8 | / |
| Njuruth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neijuru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ncuru | 80 | 132 | / |
| Nyuru | 80 | 126 | / |
| Nhuru | 80 | 81 | / |
| Nzuru | 80 | 74 | / |
| Nsuru | 80 | 23 | / |
| Njoru | 80 | 18 | / |
| Niuru | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ngujurau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ndjourou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguuru | 73 | 378 | / |
| Ngiuru | 73 | 48 | / |
| Nehuru | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nyurui | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nzauru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ncauru | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyuruu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkhuru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsauru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niurou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njoruh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsourou | 67 | 1,457 | / |
| Neyyuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gnourou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nchauru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neahuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnaurou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Zourou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Nssourou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nsoru | 60 | 1 | / |
| N'Chourou | 57 | 15 | / |
| Gnehourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niahourou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Noyoru | 55 | 2 | / |
| Nchoru | 55 | 2 | / |
| Njorou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Neorru | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nehorui | 50 | 11 | / |
| Nehuroo | 50 | 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
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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 Njuru
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