Kariuki Surname

2,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kariuki Surname User-submission:

The Kariuki surname means 'resurrected one'.

Kariuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya202,1911:22819
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
United States8421:430,47437,141
England2811:198,28517,371
United Arab Emirates2521:36,3583,839
Canada621:594,28449,093
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Australia401:674,89346,030
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Tanzania371:1,430,85446,940
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Israel271:316,94927,106
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iceland171:22,3581,772
Finland151:366,44725,366
Norway121:428,52437,411
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
China71:195,331,65210,124
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kariuki (54,996) may also be a first name.

Kariuki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kariuki surname means 'resurrected one'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Kariuki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kariuki is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariuki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kariuki is the 2,642nd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 34,609 people. Kariuki is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kariuki reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kariuki is also the 17,040th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 54,996 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 202,191 people, or 1 in 228. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 15 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kariuki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kariuki surname are 34.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.32% registered with the party.

The amount Kariuki earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning 313,793 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.41% more than the national average, earning R 450,108 per year; in United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $38,221 CAD per year.

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