Githenji Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Githenji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Githenji (20) may also be a first name.
Githenji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Githenji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Githenji occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Githenji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Githenji is the 3,882,373rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Githenji live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
Githenji is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,007,822. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 39 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Githnji | 93 | 3 | / |
| Gitenji | 93 | 1 | / |
| Githinji | 88 | 39,654 | / |
| Githengi | 88 | 160 | / |
| Githanji | 88 | 19 | / |
| Gethenji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Githinjih | 82 | 2 | / |
| Githinnji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Githinjji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Githinjii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gitanji | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ithinji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gitinji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitenji | 75 | 137 | / |
| Githingi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gaitanji | 75 | 6 | / |
| Githinja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Githenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gethinji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jitenjit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Itenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cetenji | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gitenge | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sitenzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Itengei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gutanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geethanjai | 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 Githenji
- 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