Gikuni Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gikuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gikuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2711:170,40613,033
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Gikuni (112) may also be a first name.

Gikuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gikuni occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gikuni.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Gikuni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikuni live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 112 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 170,406. In Kenya Gikuni is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 58 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 26 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Gikuni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gikuni last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gikungi9263/
Gikunyi921/
Ikuni91783/
Gaikungi862/
Sikuni83493/
Ikunyi8322/
Ikouni8317/
Zikuni8312/
Ikujni835/
Yikuni834/
Ikunni832/
Ikhuni831/
Iekuni831/
Cikuni831/
Ikungi831/
Ikunih831/
Gikuna831/
Gikuny831/
Sikhuni77340/
Gicungi775/
Dzikuni773/
Suikuni773/
Cikauni771/
Ikuinyi771/
Jaikuni771/
Ikoni731,814/
Ikuna73210/
Ekuni73184/
Ikune7365/
Ikunj736/
Seikhuni7115/
Segkouni715/
Guikoune715/
Zitkouni711/
Chjikuni711/
Ikuina671,281/
Ekunyi67381/
Ekunie67100/
Ikunna6798/
Ikunyo6760/
Ikhoni6750/
Sekuni6749/
Ekouni6731/
Ekutni6728/
Jikuna6725/
Ekungi6722/
Ikunne6718/
Aikuna6713/
Ikunje6710/
Jikoni6710/
Jkouni679/
Yikoni679/
Gikony678/
Zikuna676/
Aikune676/
Ekunai676/
Gikona674/
Sikune673/
Giqini672/
Yokuni672/
Cikune672/
Ikouna672/
Ikuine672/
Ikoune672/
Eskuni671/
Gekoni671/
Yikune671/
Aikhaunyi671/
Ikunee671/
Aikoni671/
Ekeuni671/
Ikeuna671/
Ikunge671/
Hikuna671/
Iskusnich671/
Zikune671/

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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 Gikuni
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