Gikobi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gikobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gikobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gikobi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikobi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gikobi is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikobi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Gikobi is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 90 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikobi | 91 | 230 | / |
| Sikobi | 83 | 2,786 | / |
| Gicobi | 83 | 2,129 | / |
| Gikobe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ikobit | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ikoboi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Aikobi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Iokobi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jikobi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gikubi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zikobi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sikoboi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aijkobi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sikhobi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jeikobi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaikovi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikoibai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djikobi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikobie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikobii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikoba | 73 | 1,898 | / |
| Ikobe | 73 | 305 | / |
| Ekobi | 73 | 72 | / |
| Ikabi | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ikoubait | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sikhobai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaikovoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Djikobei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djikobai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guikabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikoubie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cikkuobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gicovi | 67 | 2,182 | / |
| Sikobe | 67 | 336 | / |
| Sekobi | 67 | 245 | / |
| Ikhabi | 67 | 223 | / |
| Ikooba | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ekoboi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gikaba | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ekoubi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Ikouba | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gikebe | 67 | 75 | / |
| Sikabi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ikoive | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zikoba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aikabi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gicabi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yokobi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ikabit | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ikuobe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajkobi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yikoba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikobee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekobie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oikoba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikhoba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gekobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jekobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikobyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zikovi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oikobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikabio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oikabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykoubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icobit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikobet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gicubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gicoba | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gikobi
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