Gikiru Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gikiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gikiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gikiru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikiru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Gikiru is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 53 percent reside, Muranga County, where 24 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikiru | 91 | 96 | / |
| Sikiru | 83 | 32,456 | / |
| Gikuru | 83 | 976 | / |
| Yikiru | 83 | 475 | / |
| Zikiru | 83 | 41 | / |
| Aikiru | 83 | 13 | / |
| Giciru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Cikiru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ikirut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ikisru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikieru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gichiru | 77 | 355 | / |
| Sikkiru | 77 | 12 | / |
| Iskirus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zaikiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gaikuru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zikirou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sikirau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gikuruh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gikuuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikierou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikieru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikuiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saikiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekiru | 73 | 14,966 | / |
| Ikeru | 73 | 177 | / |
| Iciru | 73 | 95 | / |
| Sekiru | 67 | 275 | / |
| Sikeru | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gekuru | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zekiru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gukuru | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikearu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekirui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Giceru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ichiru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekirut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekirou | 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 Gikiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis