Githungo Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Githungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Githungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2221:208,01814,946
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Githungo Last Name Facts

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

Githungo is found most in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Githungo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Githungo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Githungo is the 1,088,856th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Githungo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Githungo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 208,018. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyeri County, where 47 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Githungo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Githungo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githungoh941/
Gitungo93509/
Ithungo93176/
Githugo93104/
Githongo881,351/
Sithungo8811/
Githingo885/
Githunga881/
Gitaungo881/
Ithungho881/
Itungo86396/
Githung'a824/
Githungah824/
Githong'o822/
Citungo8056/
Gitunga8046/
Gitongo8030/
Getungo8017/
Ithunga8016/
Githuga8015/
Hitungo8014/
Jitungo807/
Itungoh804/
Githuna803/
Ituungo803/
Situngo803/
Eitungo802/
Githogo802/
Ithongo802/
Itungho801/
Ituno7710/
Itugo771/
Chitungo756,059/
Githonga757/
Githinga756/
Sithunga754/
Gitung'a754/
Itoungou752/
Zithunga751/
Gethongo751/
Guitunga751/
Ghitongo751/
Eituungo751/
Ithong'o751/
Itongo712,264/
Itunga71389/
Gitogo71350/
Getuno71257/
Itugot7147/
Githing'a716/
Guitougou716/
Gituga714/
Etungo714/
Eituno712/
Iteugo711/
Gitonga6781,503/
Jithuga67580/
Yitongo67280/
Zitongo67264/
Getongo6756/
Ngituga6748/
Hitongo6743/
Ithonga6713/
Ittunga6710/
Setungo679/
Zitunga678/
Gittuga677/
Jitunga675/
Githoga675/
Ethongo674/
Yitunga674/
Itounou674/
Hetungo673/
Situnga673/
Itongou672/
Etoungo671/
Getunga671/
Gaituna671/
Gitogoh671/
Gutunga671/
Oitunga671/
Jitongo671/
Itougou671/
Itoongo671/

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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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  • 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 Githungo
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