Kikuku Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kikuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kikuku 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
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kikuku (33) may also be a first name.

Kikuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kikuku occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikuku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 906,170th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikuku live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 33 people.

Kikuku is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

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
Kikuuku925/
Kikoku83140/
Kekuku831/
Koikoku7756/
Kuukuku771/
Khukhuku711/
Chikukui711/
Kucuku6729/
Chikaukau6716/
Kukuku676/
Keqiku673/
Kicucu672/
Kyqiku672/
Chikoukou671/
Kukiku671/
Kukukcu6215/
Kukukui621/
Kukuuku621/
Kekoku501/
Cukucu501/
Kucucu501/
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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 Kikuku
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