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 found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 554,992nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gikungu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 111 people.
The surname Gikungu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 81,160. In Kenya Gikungu is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 31 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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 surname is primarily 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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