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
Njuru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njuru? popularity and diffusion
Njuru is the 193,388th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,350,596 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Njuru are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 314 people.
The surname Njuru is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,008 people, or 1 in 22,998. In Kenya Njuru is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 19 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Kiambu County, where 16 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found 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 adherence of those bearing the Njuru surname is chiefly 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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