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

Gitunda is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitunda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gitunda is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gitunda live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Gitunda is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 67 percent live, Meru County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Gitunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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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