Githinja Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Githinja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Githinja is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Githinja.

How Common Is The Last Name Githinja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Githinja is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Githinja reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Githinja is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kenya Githinja exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githinjia941/
Githinji8839,654/
Githinia881/
Githinjih822/
Githinnji821/
Githinjji821/
Githinjii821/
Sitinja8016/
Istinja804/
Gitinya802/
Gitinji801/
Zitinja801/
Žitinja801/
Githenya751,001/
Githenji7526/
Zhitinja7514/
Gaitinha759/
Gethinji751/
Itinha711/
Jitinya67554/
Gitenya67270/
Cetinja6753/
Ithenya6710/
Istinia6710/
Setinja678/
Gitinge675/
Sitinia672/
Gitenji671/
Itingea671/
Gutinia671/
Hitinya671/

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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 Githinja
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