Gitungo Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gitungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4801:96,2088,507
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gitungo (78) may also be a first name.

Gitungo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gitungo occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gitungo.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitungo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 608,234th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gitungo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname Gitungo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 96,208. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 85 percent live, Nakuru County, where 10 percent live and Muranga County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Gitungo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gitungo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githungo93226/
Gitaungo931/
Itungo92396/
Githungoh881/
Ithungo86176/
Githugo86104/
Citungo8656/
Gitunga8646/
Gitongo8630/
Getungo8617/
Hitungo8614/
Jitungo867/
Itungoh864/
Ituungo863/
Situngo863/
Eitungo862/
Itungho861/
Ituno8310/
Itugo831/
Chitungo806,059/
Githongo801,351/
Sithungo8011/
Githingo805/
Gitung'a804/
Itoungou802/
Githunga801/
Ithungho801/
Guitunga801/
Ghitongo801/
Eituungo801/
Itongo772,264/
Itunga77389/
Gitogo77350/
Getuno77257/
Itugot7747/
Etungo774/
Gituga774/
Eituno772/
Iteugo771/
Guitougou756/
Githung'a754/
Githungah754/
Githong'o752/
Gitonga7181,503/
Yitongo71280/
Zitongo71264/
Getongo7156/
Ngituga7148/
Hitongo7143/
Ithunga7116/
Githuga7115/
Ittunga7110/
Setungo719/
Zitunga718/
Gittuga717/
Jitunga715/
Itounou714/
Yitunga714/
Hetungo713/
Githuna713/
Situnga713/
Ithongo712/
Githogo712/
Itongou712/
Etoungo711/
Getunga711/
Gutunga711/
Oitunga711/
Jitongo711/
Itougou711/
Itoongo711/
Gitogoh711/
Gaituna711/
Chitongo672,949/
Chitunga67937/
Etoungou67690/
Tjitunga67435/
Ituna67342/
Ituga67285/
Itogo67119/
Etugo6747/
Ituño6729/
Ittungna6711/
Githonga677/
Githinga676/
Sithunga674/
Etuno672/
Zithunga671/
Gethongo671/
Itounnou671/
Yitongou671/
Kgitonga671/
Ithong'o671/

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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 Gitungo
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