Gikungu Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Gikungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 569 | 1:81,160 | 7,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gikungu (111) may also be a first name.
Gikungu Demographics
Gikungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gikungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gikungu is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikungu? popularity and diffusion
Gikungu is the 554,992nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gikungu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 111 people.
The last name Gikungu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 81,160. In Kenya Gikungu is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 31 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.
Gikungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gikungu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikungu | 92 | 598 | / |
| Nghikungu | 88 | 13 | / |
| Ikhungu | 86 | 274 | / |
| Sikungu | 86 | 192 | / |
| Gicungu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gikongu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ikunu | 83 | 98 | / |
| Ikugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sikhungu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Ikoungou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tjikungu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saikungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekungu | 77 | 315 | / |
| Gicugu | 77 | 164 | / |
| Ikongu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Jikunu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ikunnu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ikuinu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yikunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikunau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guikougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gikunoo | 71 | 923 | / |
| Sekungu | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ikounou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekunu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ekoungou | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ikogu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sekaungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekkungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekuungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekugu | 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
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- 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 Gikungu
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