Githakwa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Githakwa 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
Kenya1731:266,93617,720
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Githakwa Demographics

Githakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Githakwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Githakwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Githakwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Githakwa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 266,936. In Kenya Githakwa is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 49 percent live, Nakuru County, where 28 percent live and Muranga County, where 21 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Githakwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Githakwa last name is primarily 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
Sitakwa80108/
Getakwa8077/
Ngitokwa751/
Gutagwa6713/
Gutekwa6712/
Gitegwa674/
Sitagwa671/
Setakwa671/
Githagui6387/
Gutaggwa6310/
Sethokwa634/
Gitangua634/
Jitagwai631/
Sethokgwa5939/
Setakua533/
Sitokwo531/
Zitangua5021/
Sethogwa505/
Gitongua504/
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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 Githakwa
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