Githwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Githwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
Githwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Githwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Githwe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Githwe? popularity and diffusion
Githwe is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Githwe are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Githwe is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 43 percent are found.
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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 Githwe
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