Kikuyo Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Kikuyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kikuyo (31,142) may also be a first name.
Kikuyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikuyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kikuyo has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikuyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 627,290th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. Kikuyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikuyo are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 27,117th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 31,142 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 166,022. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Kikuyo
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