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) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikunya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikunya live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kikunya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
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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