Gikuni Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Gikuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 271 | 1:170,406 | 13,033 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Gikuni (112) may also be a first name.
Gikuni Demographics
Gikuni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gikuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gikuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gikuni occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gikuni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 950,707th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikuni live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gikuni is also the 885,979th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 112 people.
The surname Gikuni is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 170,406. In Kenya Gikuni is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 58 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 26 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Gikuni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gikungi | 92 | 63 | / |
| Gikunyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikuni | 91 | 783 | / |
| Gaikungi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sikuni | 83 | 493 | / |
| Ikunyi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ikouni | 83 | 17 | / |
| Zikuni | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ikujni | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yikuni | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikunni | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ikhuni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iekuni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cikuni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikungi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikunih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gikuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gikuny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sikhuni | 77 | 340 | / |
| Gicungi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dzikuni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Suikuni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cikauni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikuinyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaikuni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikoni | 73 | 1,814 | / |
| Ikuna | 73 | 210 | / |
| Ekuni | 73 | 184 | / |
| Ikune | 73 | 65 | / |
| Ikunj | 73 | 6 | / |
| Seikhuni | 71 | 15 | / |
| Segkouni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Guikoune | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zitkouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chjikuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikuina | 67 | 1,281 | / |
| Ekunyi | 67 | 381 | / |
| Ekunie | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ikunna | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ikunyo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ikhoni | 67 | 50 | / |
| Sekuni | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ekouni | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ekutni | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jikuna | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ekungi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ikunne | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aikuna | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ikunje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jikoni | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jkouni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yikoni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gikony | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zikuna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aikune | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekunai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gikona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sikune | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giqini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yokuni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cikune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikuine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikoune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eskuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikhaunyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikunee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iskusnich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zikune | 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
- 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 Gikuni
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