Githuku Surname

113,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,0131:11,5081,449
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Githuku (895) may also be a first name.

Githuku Last Name Facts

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

Githuku is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Githuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Githuku is the 113,472nd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,787,478 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Githuku reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,593rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 895 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,013 people, or 1 in 11,508. In Kenya Githuku is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 19 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 18 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Githuku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Githuku last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Githuku earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gituku921,340/
Ithuku9282/
Gituiku8694/
Ngituku8648/
Gitukui8621/
Jithuku868/
Ituku831,547/
Nghituku801/
Jituku7723/
Itukui7718/
Gutuku7711/
Yituku775/
Aituku775/
Situku774/
Iteuku771/
Gitiku771/
Cituku771/
Jittuku714/
Tjituku711/
Itukout711/
Itoukou711/
Itoku67535/
Etuku67441/
Itouckou674/
Ittoukou671/

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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 Githuku
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