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 is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Githehu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,198,640th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Githehu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya Githehu is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 94 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 5 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Githehu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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