Githigia Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Githigia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Githigia 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
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Githigia Demographics

Githigia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Githigia Last Name Facts

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

Githigia is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Githigia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Githigia reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya Githigia is primarily concentrated in: Laikipia County, where 25 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Githigia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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
Ithija714/
Gitisa712/
Ithica710/
Gaitica6744/
Gitizad679/
Githeca675/
Sithisa674/
Itthija672/
Ghitica671/
Gaitisa671/
Ithaiza671/
Gitisad671/
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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 Githigia
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