Gikenyi Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gikenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gikenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5671:81,4467,500
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gikenyi (178) may also be a first name.

Gikenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gikenyi occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gikenyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikenyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,062nd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gikenyi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 683,417th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 178 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 81,446. In Kenya Gikenyi is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 63 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gikenyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gikenyi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikenyi92361/
Ikeinyi8651/
Ikeenyi862/
Ngikeny861/
Ikeny83763/
Ikeni83348/
Gikene77175/
Ikengi77172/
Ekenyi77145/
Ikeani77144/
Ikenhi7796/
Ikinyi7755/
Ikenyo7735/
Ikeeny7717/
Jikeni7717/
Iokeni7711/
Gikony778/
Gikani772/
Ikegni771/
Aikeni771/
Icenyi771/
Oikeni771/
Uikeni771/
Jikeny771/
Ikeniy771/
Ikieni771/
Yikeni771/
Iceanyi7172/
Jikheni7132/
Huikeni7121/
Ukeanyi7111/
Gikhani718/
Gikeneh715/
Gaikani713/
Ekeanyi713/
Guikene712/
Gikiene712/
Jikieni711/
Gikingi711/
Gikinyo711/
Gaikena711/
Haikeni711/
Hikanyi711/
Eikanyi711/
Ikuinyi711/
Gikkani711/
Guikini711/
Ikani676,377/
Ikene672,235/
Ikoni671,814/
Ukeni67769/
Ekeni67560/
Ikena67159/
Ikini67147/
Ekeny6740/
Icheanyi6726/
Ukeny6711/
Iqeni6710/
Geskeney671/
Jkeni671/

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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 Gikenyi
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