Gitenya Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Gitenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 266 | 1:173,609 | 13,168 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gitenya Demographics
Gitenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gitenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gitenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gitenya is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gitenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 963,821st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gitenya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 173,609. In Kenya Gitenya is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 90 percent live, Nakuru County, where 3 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Gitenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gitenya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Githenya | 93 | 1,001 | / |
| Itenya | 92 | 236 | / |
| Ithenya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gitinya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Getenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oitenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Itenyat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sitenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Itenyo | 77 | 156 | / |
| Etenya | 77 | 39 | / |
| Itenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaitenya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaithanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jitinya | 71 | 554 | / |
| Itengia | 71 | 34 | / |
| Iteniat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gitonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gutonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sitenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cithnya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hitinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhitnya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitinya | 67 | 108 | / |
| Gestenia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gaitinha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chitenha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Githinja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Histenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Githinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitenja | 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 Gitenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis