Githinja Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Githinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Githinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Githinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Githinja occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Githinja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Githinja is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Githinja are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Githinja is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kirinyaga County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Githinjia | 94 | 1 | / |
| Githinji | 88 | 39,654 | / |
| Githinia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Githinjih | 82 | 2 | / |
| Githinnji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Githinjji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Githinjii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sitinja | 80 | 16 | / |
| Istinja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gitinya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gitinji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zitinja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Žitinja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Githenya | 75 | 1,001 | / |
| Githenji | 75 | 26 | / |
| Zhitinja | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gaitinha | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gethinji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Itinha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jitinya | 67 | 554 | / |
| Gitenya | 67 | 270 | / |
| Cetinja | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ithenya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Istinia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Setinja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gitinge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sitinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gitenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itingea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gutinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hitinya | 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
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- 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 Githinja
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