Gikunju Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gikunju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gikunju Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7951:25,7272,883
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gikunju (227) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Gikunju Demographics

Gikunju Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 20 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Gikunju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gikunju is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gikunju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gikunju? popularity and diffusion

Gikunju is the 225,303rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,039,660 people. Gikunju occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gikunju live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 227 people.

The last name Gikunju is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,795 people, or 1 in 25,727. In Kenya Gikunju is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 51 percent live, Nyeri County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Gikunju Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gikunyu8648/
Gikunja861/
Gikunji861/
Ikunyu7733/
Ekunju7728/
Ikunyua7173/
Gikanji711/
Gicunji711/
Sikhunsu671/
Ekunyu62410/
Ekounoiu531/
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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 Gikunju
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