Githegi Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githegi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githegi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4981:92,7318,297
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Githegi (19) may also be a first name.

Githegi Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Githegi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Githegi is the 603,653rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Githegi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 92,731. In Kenya Githegi is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 53 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 33 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Githegi exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Githegi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Githegi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Githegi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githengi93160/
Gitegi9220/
Githigi86120/
Githagi8611/
Githega861/
Githeci861/
Itegi83144/
Githingi8014/
Githenge801/
Githechi801/
Gitagi7758/
Iteghi7741/
Itegie7718/
Gitigi7715/
Gitega772/
Getegi771/
Gitesi771/
Ghithechi754/
Githeng'e751/
Githiga71972/
Githige71350/
Gitiche7173/
Githiji7163/
Zaitegi7124/
Iztegui7115/
Githoge714/
Gittogi711/
Zitegui711/
Getegai711/
Githage711/
Sithezi711/
Hitheji711/
Jithigi711/
Gittigi711/
Githaiga6711,808/
Zaitegui6771/
Itege6739/
Etegi6733/
Itega6710/
Goytegui676/
Kgethesi674/
Guitiche674/
Githecha672/
Sethekgi671/
Sitheise671/
Aiteghie671/
Githaige671/
Haitegui671/
Guitigui671/
Guiteche671/
Etheingi671/

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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 Githegi
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