Githengi Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githengi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githengi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1601:288,62418,622

Githengi (15) may also be a first name.

Githengi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Githengi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Githengi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Githengi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Githengi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Githengi is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Githengi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 44 percent are found, Muranga County, where 35 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 6 percent are found.

Githengi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Githengi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Githengi
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