Kihunyu Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kihunyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2721:169,77913,008
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Kihunyu (39) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kihunyu Demographics

Kihunyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Kihunyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kihunyu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihunyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 950,707th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname Kihunyu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihunyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common forename worldwide, held by 39 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 169,779. In Kenya Kihunyu is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 31 percent live, Muranga County, where 27 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 16 percent live. Not including Kenya Kihunyu occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kihunyu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiunyu9296/
Kihonyu864/
Kihunju862/
Kihungiu801/
Kyunyu771/
Khiunju718/
Kijunju714/
Khyunju711/
Kauyunyu671/
Kehounhou631/
Gkiouniou631/
Khiumju5799/
Kuyumju577/
Khyumju574/
Kyungnu571/
Kouyunjou501/
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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 Kihunyu
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