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.

DNA test information

Githendu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Githendu Demographics

Githendu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 13 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Githendu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Githendu is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Githendu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Githendu is the 405,451st most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname Githendu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Githendu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name globally, borne by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 858 people, or 1 in 53,823. In Kenya Githendu is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 24 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Githendu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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