Githendu Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8581:53,8235,393
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Githendu (66) may also be a first name.

Githendu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Githendu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Githendu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Githendu is the 405,451st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname Githendu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Githendu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 66 people.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 858 people, or 1 in 53,823. In Kenya Githendu is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent live, Nyeri County, where 24 percent live and Kiambu County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Githendu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Githendu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githenduh941/
Githendui941/
Gitendu932/
Ithendu931/
Githandu881/
Itendu8627/
Gitandu8039/
Jitendu802/
Ityndu711/
Ityondu671/
Itindau671/
Hitindu671/
Haitemdu631/
Etindu576/

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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 Githendu
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