Gikenyi Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Gikenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 567 | 1:81,446 | 7,500 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gikenyi (178) may also be a first name.
Gikenyi Demographics
Gikenyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikenyi | 92 | 361 | / |
| Ikeinyi | 86 | 51 | / |
| Ikeenyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngikeny | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikeny | 83 | 763 | / |
| Ikeni | 83 | 348 | / |
| Gikene | 77 | 175 | / |
| Ikengi | 77 | 172 | / |
| Ekenyi | 77 | 145 | / |
| Ikeani | 77 | 144 | / |
| Ikenhi | 77 | 96 | / |
| Ikinyi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Ikenyo | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ikeeny | 77 | 17 | / |
| Jikeni | 77 | 17 | / |
| Iokeni | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gikony | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gikani | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikegni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Icenyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oikeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uikeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeniy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikieni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yikeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iceanyi | 71 | 72 | / |
| Jikheni | 71 | 32 | / |
| Huikeni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ukeanyi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gikhani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gikeneh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gaikani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekeanyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Guikene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gikiene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jikieni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaikena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haikeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hikanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eikanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikuinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikkani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guikini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikani | 67 | 6,377 | / |
| Ikene | 67 | 2,235 | / |
| Ikoni | 67 | 1,814 | / |
| Ukeni | 67 | 769 | / |
| Ekeni | 67 | 560 | / |
| Ikena | 67 | 159 | / |
| Ikini | 67 | 147 | / |
| Ekeny | 67 | 40 | / |
| Icheanyi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ukeny | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iqeni | 67 | 10 | / |
| Geskeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkeni | 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 Gikenyi
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