Gikunga Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Gikunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 263 | 1:175,589 | 13,278 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gikunga Demographics
Gikunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gikunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gikunga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 908,336th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname Gikunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gikunga live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 175,589. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 43 percent live, Muranga County, where 28 percent live and Nakuru County, where 28 percent live. Other than Kenya Gikunga occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Gikunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gikunga surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gikung'a | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ikunga | 92 | 970 | / |
| Gikuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikounga | 86 | 382 | / |
| Gikungi | 86 | 63 | / |
| Sikunga | 86 | 49 | / |
| Ickunga | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gikonga | 86 | 5 | / |
| Cikunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guikuga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikhunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikungah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikuna | 83 | 210 | / |
| Ikuga | 83 | 90 | / |
| Tjikunga | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sikaunga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sikuinga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gaikungi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saikunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaikunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seikunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikonga | 77 | 3,569 | / |
| Ikuina | 77 | 1,281 | / |
| Ikungo | 77 | 322 | / |
| Ikunna | 77 | 98 | / |
| Jikuna | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ikugah | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ikugha | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aikuna | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gikona | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikouga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekunga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gikuno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikouna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Iskuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikguna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikunat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hikuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikunau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yidkounga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yitkounga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gikunoo | 71 | 923 | / |
| Ekounga | 71 | 63 | / |
| Gikongo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ikongha | 71 | 39 | / |
| Ickonga | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sikungo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Yikonga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ikongai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gicungi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sekunga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ikunnah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekungha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Haikuna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gekonga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gikonge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eihkuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zikungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jekunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikungho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikounad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngikuno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikunnaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikuno | 67 | 6,776 | / |
| Ikona | 67 | 1,062 | / |
| Ikoga | 67 | 162 | / |
| Ekuna | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ekuga | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ikoungou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Icuga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zekounga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ikugo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saikungo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Icuna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yikong'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zikongha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikhungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekounga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikougna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikhungo | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gikunga
- 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