Gitunda Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gitunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gitunda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gitunda is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gitunda is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gitunda reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 67 percent are found, Meru County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Gitunda Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githunda939/
Itunda92602/
Situnda86586/
Ithunda86274/
Yitunda864/
Itundha862/
Gutunda862/
Chitunda806,327/
Githundi8088/
Sithunda8030/
Yithunda8021/
Gaitunde802/
Githinda801/
Tjitunda801/
Saitunda801/
Etunda77149/
Itonda77123/
Itundo774/
Chietunda751/
Chittunda751/
Zitonda7124/
Setunda716/
Ithundo714/
Gitondo712/
Etounda711/
Ethunda711/
Gaitonde671,424/
Chitonda6746/
Chitundo6710/
Itoundou675/
Chetunda672/
Ngetundo671/
Aytundas671/

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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 Gitunda
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