Ikhungu Surname
Approximately 274 people bear this surname
Ikhungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 274 | 1:168,540 | 12,948 |
Ikhungu Demographics
Ikhungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ikhungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikhungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikhungu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikhungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 953,750th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name Ikhungu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikhungu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 168,540. In Kenya Ikhungu is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 58 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 37 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found.
Ikhungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikungu | 92 | 598 | / |
| Gikungu | 86 | 574 | / |
| Ikunu | 83 | 98 | / |
| Ikugu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gichungu | 80 | 302 | / |
| Ikoungou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ithhungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekungu | 77 | 315 | / |
| Ukungu | 77 | 137 | / |
| Ikongu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Jikunu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ikunnu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Yikunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikuinu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ijungu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ikunau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ichongu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gicungu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ikounou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hukungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhunu | 67 | 447 | / |
| Ekunu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ekoungou | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ikogu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ijunu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Echungau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekugu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikhungu
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