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    The surname Njoku

    An Igbo surname, carried by 1,085 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N220

    Njoku: #23,432 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Njoku #23,432, 1,085 people Njoku: #23,432 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Njoku #23,432, 1,085 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Njoku is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    Igbo origin

    Borrowed from Igbo.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,085 people named Njoku in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 639.

    #23,432
    rank among US surnames
    1,085
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +69.8%
    change since 2000 (was #33,653)

    Who is named Njoku

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Njoku identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Njokus

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Njoku
      American football player (born 1996)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Njoku come from?
    Borrowed from Igbo.
    How common is the surname Njoku?
    1,085 people in the United States had the surname Njoku in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,558 Americans. It ranked 23,432nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Njoku?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Njoku identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Njoku?
    David Njoku, American football player (born 1996).
    Where is the surname Njoku most common?
    Wikidata records people named Njoku in the United States.
    Is the surname Njoku getting more or less common?
    More common. 639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,085 in 2010, up 70%.