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 surname Kihungi is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihungi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 413,768th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihungi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kihungi is also the 814,623rd most common first name globally, borne by 130 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 57,366. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 24 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 23 percent are found and Muranga County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kihungi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kihungi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kihungi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the 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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