Githehu Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Githehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 194 | 1:238,041 | 16,587 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Githehu Demographics
Githehu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Githehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Githehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Githehu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Githehu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,198,640th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Githehu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 94 percent live, Kiambu County, where 5 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Githehu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitehu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Githeyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Githeiyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Githiu | 77 | 219 | / |
| Giteiu | 77 | 95 | / |
| Gitihu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gitohou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gitteiux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghetiu | 62 | 530 | / |
| Ghitiu | 62 | 396 | / |
| Gituyu | 62 | 48 | / |
| Gaitiu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gitaou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Guthiu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ghitoiu | 57 | 191 | / |
| Ghetyou | 57 | 182 | / |
| Ngituyu | 57 | 60 | / |
| Gethyou | 57 | 59 | / |
| Guthoju | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gheteau | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ghetoiu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ngituju | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gaitius | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gittiup | 57 | 0 | / |
| Gittius | 57 | 0 | / |
| Gutthoju | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gutiu | 50 | 148 | / |
| Getiu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Getju | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Githehu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis