Explore the Family Name Njoku

The meaning of Njoku

West African (Nigeria): Igbo name, from Njoku, the name of the two traditional Igbo yam deities, Ahia Njoku and Njoku Ji.

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How common is the last name Njoku in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Njoku has seen increased popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname jumped from 33,653 in 2000 to 23,432 in 2010, a significant increase of over 30%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 639 in 2000 to 1,085 in 2010, reflecting an impressive growth of almost 70%. The proportion of people with the Njoku surname per 100,000 also saw an increase, moving up by over 54% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,653	#23,432	30.37%
Count	639	1,085	69.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.37	54.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Njoku

The ethnic identity associated with the Njoku surname, as observed in the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a predominant representation in the Black community. In 2000, 94.84% of those with the Njoku surname identified as Black, and this percentage slightly increased to 96.59% in 2010. Comparatively, other ethnic identities represented were significantly smaller. The number of Njoku identifying as 'Two or more races' decreased from 2.82% in 2000 to 1.84% in 2010. The percentage of White individuals with the Njoku surname also dropped from 1.41% in 2000 to 0.83% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of the Hispanic identity within the Njoku surname holders, from no representation in 2000 to 0.65% in 2010. No data was collected for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.84%	96.59%	1.85%
Two or More Races	2.82%	1.84%	-34.75%
White	1.41%	0.83%	-41.13%
Hispanic	0%	0.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%