Gitangu Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gitangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya931:496,55825,459
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gitangu (18) may also be a first name.

Gitangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gitangu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitangu? popularity and diffusion

Gitangu is the 1,817,111th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Gitangu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gitangu is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname Gitangu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 75 percent reside, Muranga County, where 10 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Gitangu Last Name Statistics demography

Gitangu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $61,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githangu932/
Itangu92456/
Gitanu924/
Guitangou881/
Sitangu8689/
Gitongu8621/
Githagu867/
Itanguu864/
Ithangu863/
Yitangu861/
Gutangu861/
Hitangu861/
Itang'u861/
Getangu861/
Itanu83120/
Itagu837/
Gaitanou80386/
Chitangu80166/
Githengu8017/
Guitanou8014/
Ghiteanu8014/
Hitanghu809/
Gaitanus806/
Githongu801/
Itongu77130/
Aitanu77119/
Etangu7787/
Ithagu7767/
Itagau7722/
Iteanu7714/
Getanu7714/
Itannu7711/
Iteagu7711/
Itaanu779/
Jitagu776/
Aitagu774/
Jitanu773/
Iotanu771/
Eitagu771/
Ithanu771/
Githeng'u7557/
Chithangu7531/
Gaisteanu755/
Goitannou751/
Aitaunu719/
Aiteanu716/
Itoongu714/
Getanuh714/
Itongou712/
Ettangu711/
Hitanou711/
Itagnou711/
Itagaud711/
Etagu676,369/
Etanu67371/
Itonu6716/
Yotangou6710/
Setangou679/
Chetangu678/
Oisteanu675/
Itogu673/
Itoungou672/
Haitanou672/
Sethangu672/
Oytangou671/
Yitongou671/
Estanguí671/
Jittanou671/
Jitthanu671/

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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 Gitangu
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