Kihuyu Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Kihuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 251 | 1:183,984 | 13,840 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kihuyu (11) may also be a first name.
Kihuyu Demographics
Kihuyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kihuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kihuyu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kihuyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihuyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 728,955th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihuyu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, held by 11 people.
Kihuyu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 183,984. In Kenya Kihuyu is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 73 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Kihuyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihuhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiyu | 80 | 699 | / |
| Chihuyu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kihiu | 73 | 5,044 | / |
| Kijuu | 73 | 2,671 | / |
| Kiehu | 73 | 130 | / |
| Qiuyu | 73 | 91 | / |
| Kiuou | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kiyua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kiyuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuuyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khiyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiyuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiyue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiuhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyuyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiuut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiheou | 67 | 1,050 | / |
| Khiuju | 67 | 155 | / |
| Qiuyou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Chiuyu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kiyuts | 67 | 32 | / |
| Qiuyue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khyuju | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kiehou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kiyuyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cihuhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuyuyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koyuyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kijuju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiyuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kihehu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kihoiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihihu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihyu | 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
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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 Kihuyu
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