Gikuhi Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gikuhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gikuhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3651:126,52010,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gikuhi (45) may also be a first name.

Gikuhi Last Name Facts

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

Gikuhi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gikuhi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikuhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 773,729th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gikuhi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gikuhi is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 45 people.

The last name Gikuhi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 126,520. In Kenya Gikuhi is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 26 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Gikuhi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gicuhi8350/
Gikuhe831/
Gikuha831/
Gaicuhie711/
Gicohi6741/
Gikahu673/
Gikoua671/
Gigahi671/
Gicuha671/
Gikoho671/
Gaikoua621/
Gikahaye571/

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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 Gikuhi
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