Kikunya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kikunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kikunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kikunya (Russian: Кикуня) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikunya? popularity and diffusion
Kikunya is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikunya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keikunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kikonya | 86 | 163 | / |
| Kikunja | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kikunia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kikinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikunyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kikoonya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kaikunja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khukhunya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kikinaiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kukunia | 71 | 51 | / |
| Kukunja | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kukinya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kikonyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kicunha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kikonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kikonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikunyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khukhunia | 63 | 14 | / |
| Kikonjo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Cekunia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quicunha | 53 | 5 | / |
| Chikunio | 53 | 1 | / |
Kikunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kikunya in the Russian language | ||
| Кикуня | kikuna | - |
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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 Kikunya
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