Githigi Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Githigi (12) may also be a first name.

Githigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Githigi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Githigi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Githigi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname Githigi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya Githigi is primarily concentrated in: Nyandarua County, where 45 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 32 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 8 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Githigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Githigi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githingi9314/
Gitigi9215/
Githiga86972/
Githegi86514/
Githige86350/
Githiji8663/
Gittigi861/
Jithigi861/
Itigi83144/
Githaiga8011,808/
Githengi80160/
Githaige801/
Guitigui801/
Gitige77155/
Ittigi7752/
Gitegi7720/
Ithiga774/
Gitugi774/
Citigi773/
Itigoi771/
Itigie771/
Jithiga7114/
Guttigi7114/
Chitigi714/
Githega711/
Gitaiga711/
Githeci711/
Sithisi711/
Gittiga711/
Gethiga711/
Hithige711/
Kgethisi67141/
Chitigoi67139/
Itige6787/
Itiga6772/
Gethaiga6722/
Itigy6715/
Etigi676/
Sithisai674/
Sitthisi671/
Guetigui671/
Githenge671/
Githechi671/

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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 Githigi
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