Gikandi Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gikandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gikandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3931:33,1513,622
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Gikandi (154) may also be a first name.

Gikandi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gikandi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikandi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gikandi is the 274,073rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,139,313 people. Gikandi occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gikandi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 740,891st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 154 people.

The last name Gikandi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,393 people, or 1 in 33,151. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 38 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Gikandi occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Gikandi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gikandi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 128.38% more than the national average, earning $98,542 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Gikandi
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