Githengu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Githengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Githengu Demographics
Githengu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Githengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Githengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Githengu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Githengu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Githengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Githengu is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Githengu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 25 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 25 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Githengu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Githengu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Githeng'u | 94 | 57 | / |
| Githegu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Githangu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Githongu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Githingu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Itengu | 86 | 77 | / |
| Gitegu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Githing'u | 82 | 65 | / |
| Sitengu | 80 | 472 | / |
| Gitangu | 80 | 103 | / |
| Gitongu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Gitingu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ithingu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Githigu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Citengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itiengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itenu | 77 | 40 | / |
| Itegu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ghiteanu | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ithuingu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giting'u | 75 | 1 | / |
| Etengu | 71 | 1,228 | / |
| Itingu | 71 | 58 | / |
| Iteanu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Iteagu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Getenu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gitigu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gaisteanu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Guittegud | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iteneu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Itiegu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khethengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yitngu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Itegou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ittenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gutingu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aiteanu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ituungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etengou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etiengu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itingut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gutangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jithinu | 67 | 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 Githengu
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