Kihungi Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8051:57,3665,682
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889

Kihungi (130) may also be a first name.

Kihungi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kihungi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihungi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 413,768th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihungi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 130 people.

The last name Kihungi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 57,366. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 24 percent live, Kiambu County, where 23 percent live and Muranga County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kihungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kihungi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kihungi surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Kihungi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihugi92110/
Kiungi9238/
Kihuni9224/
Kihoungui885/
Kihunga86186/
Kiungai86133/
Kihunyi8674/
Kihouni8655/
Kihongi8655/
Kijungi864/
Kihunge862/
Kihumni861/
Kihunji861/
Kihunii861/
Kihugis861/
Kiuni8366/
Kiugi8366/
Keihouni809/
Kihungye807/
Keihunga806/
Kihundji804/
Kihounga802/
Chihungi801/
Kiunga772,608/
Kihuna772,470/
Kiunsi77261/
Kihuga77213/
Kihoni7777/
Kiouni7755/
Kihune7735/
Kiunge7728/
Koiuni778/
Kiuhni775/
Kyungi774/
Kijuni773/
Kehuni773/
Kiugai771/
Kehugi771/
Kyungai711,368/
Kihonge71926/
Kihonga71294/
Koihoni7181/
Kaiongi7174/
Chihuni7171/
Kihonzi7127/
Kyungui7127/
Kihunyo719/
Kihonyi718/
Keiunji716/
Kijunga714/
Kihouna712/
Kohjuni711/
Kaiyuni711/
Kheouni711/
Gkiouni711/
Kijunge711/
Khyunga711/
Keihuna711/
Kiunhit711/
Kieunhi711/
Khyunni711/
Kiuynit711/
Kyunghi710/
Kiuna672,590/
Kaijunga67499/
Kihongoa6799/
Kyuni6793/
Kiune6761/
Kehounsi6757/
Kiuga6716/
Qiuni679/
Quihunga675/
Kaiyunsi674/
Kiuge674/
Kehungye672/
Kijongai672/
Chihunge672/
Khoyongi671/
Kheyouni671/
Khiunger671/
Kijaunga671/
Khujuggi671/
Chiungai671/
Chihunji671/
Khaijuni671/
Khojougi671/
Chihouni671/

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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
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  • 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 Kihungi
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