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 last name Githegi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Githegi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Githegi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Githegi is the 603,653rd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Githegi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 92,731. In Kenya Githegi is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 53 percent live, Nairobi County, where 33 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Githegi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Githegi surname is chiefly 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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