Gikangu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gikangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Gikangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gikangu is most common in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikangu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikangu live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Gikangu is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 57 percent are found, Meru County, where 14 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikangu | 92 | 280 | / |
| Ikang'u | 86 | 13 | / |
| Cikangu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gikongu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sikangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikanu | 83 | 213 | / |
| Ikagu | 83 | 176 | / |
| Chikangu | 80 | 97 | / |
| Sikhangu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ikanguha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yikanu | 77 | 2,415 | / |
| Ikeagu | 77 | 447 | / |
| Ekangu | 77 | 300 | / |
| Ikongu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Jikanu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ikhagu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ikanou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hikanu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ikannu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikanau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikhanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Icangu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iskanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chikang'u | 75 | 33 | / |
| Ikhaghu | 71 | 85 | / |
| Sekangu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Siqangu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ekangou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jikanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikeaguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikaguha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikahagu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goiceanu | 67 | 431 | / |
| Ekagu | 67 | 239 | / |
| Ekanu | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ikonu | 67 | 93 | / |
| Ikogu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ghiocanu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ikoungou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ghiceanu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Icanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chikongu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiceanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uikagaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikong'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikanhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekaungu | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gikangu
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