Githirwa Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Githirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Githirwa Demographics
Githirwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Githirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Githirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Githirwa is found most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Githirwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Githirwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya it is most common in: Muranga County, where 85 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Githirwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Githirwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Githira | 93 | 189 | / |
| Githiora | 88 | 205 | / |
| Githiria | 88 | 45 | / |
| Gethirwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Githirua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Githir | 86 | 4 | / |
| Githiri | 80 | 1,892 | / |
| Githara | 80 | 428 | / |
| Githire | 80 | 412 | / |
| Githura | 80 | 156 | / |
| Githiru | 80 | 32 | / |
| Gutirwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Githiro | 80 | 14 | / |
| Giturwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Githora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Githiari | 75 | 17 | / |
| Githiore | 75 | 9 | / |
| Githiare | 75 | 4 | / |
| Githiori | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gitthiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giuthire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Githirie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Githiere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gither | 71 | 25 | / |
| Githri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Githro | 71 | 0 | / |
| Githere | 67 | 355 | / |
| Githure | 67 | 74 | / |
| Githuri | 67 | 67 | / |
| Githroo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Githeru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Githeri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Githari | 67 | 5 | / |
| Githoro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Githare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Githore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Githuru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gi Thar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Githrie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Githori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giturua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giother | 67 | 0 | / |
| Githery | 67 | 0 | / |
| Giather | 67 | 0 | / |
| Giuther | 67 | 0 | / |
| Getherwoods | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Githirwa
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