Kikunyu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kikunyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kikunyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikunyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kikunyu is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikunyu? popularity and diffusion
Kikunyu is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kikunyu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 33 percent live, Luuka District, where 33 percent live and Masindi District, where 33 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live.
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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 Kikunyu
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