Githanda Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Githanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Githanda is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Githanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Githanda occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Githanda live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Githanda is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gitanda935/
Guitanda8814/
Sithanda881/
Guthanda881/
Itanda86448/
Getanda80507/
Sitanda80330/
Itandea8068/
Istanda8030/
Citanda8022/
Gutanda8013/
Jitanda805/
Aitanda801/
Gitando801/
Zitanda801/
Chitanda7510,057/
Huitanda75124/
Sithando7512/
Guitando753/
Gaitande752/
Ngitando751/
Tjitanda751/
Guthonda751/
Githendo751/
Sitandah751/
Etanda71729/
Chithando71366/
Itonda71123/
Chittanda718/
Chitandah711/
Ngaitonda711/
Sietandah711/
Githendii711/
Estanda671,009/
Ethonda6774/
Sitando6773/
Gutonda6727/
Zitonda6724/
Getando6719/
Sitonda6714/
Chitthamda674/
Gitondo672/
Chethandad671/
Eatanda671/

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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
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  • 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 Githanda
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