Giteru Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Giteru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giteru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5721:80,7347,443

Giteru (30) may also be a first name.

Giteru Last Name Facts

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

Giteru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giteru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 556,360th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Giteru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 80,734. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent live, Nakuru County, where 19 percent live and Nyeri County, where 18 percent live.

Giteru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githeru9215/
Iteru9151/
Gitru911/
Siteru8376/
Gitoru8367/
Gitaru8337/
Gitrus838/
Aiteru835/
Isteru833/
Itheru832/
Ieteru831/
Jiteru831/
Geteru831/
Guiterrus800/
Saiteru77279/
Githiru7732/
Gistrup7711/
Geterud779/
Gitirut772/
Gutheru772/
Gitirus771/
Jaiteru771/
Gayteru771/
Iteheru771/
Gutteru771/
Eteru73284/
Itiru73163/
Sitru7357/
Getru7338/
Jitru737/
Zitru734/
Citru731/
Gutterau713/
Chitteru711/
Gytterup711/
Getreu67143/
Esteru6787/
Ithiru6767/
Gjøtterud6728/
Gutaru6717/
Getrud6713/
Etergu6713/
Getrut679/
Getaru676/
Itairu675/
Jitiru674/
Istiru674/
Zitrou673/
Gethru673/
Seteru672/
Zitrus672/
Getrus672/
Yitiru672/
Jitrau672/
Getruy671/
Ajteru671/
Getrup671/
Etteru671/
Jithru671/
Jaitru671/
Jitrud671/
Gaithuiru671/
Ysteru671/
Gueteroux671/
Jitrut671/
Getrau671/
Iteroo671/
Sitiru671/
Sitrau671/
Zitterous670/
Citrou670/

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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 Giteru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis