Kikuyu Surname
Approximately 905 people bear this surname
Kikuyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 609 | 1:75,829 | 7,087 |
| Tanzania | 166 | 1:318,925 | 24,177 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kikuyu (452) may also be a first name.
Kikuyu Demographics
Kikuyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kikuyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kikuyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kikuyu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kikuyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kikuyu is the 391,109th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kikuyu are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,268th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 452 people.
The surname Kikuyu is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 75,829. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 51 percent live, Vihiga County, where 16 percent live and Machakos County, where 12 percent live. Other than Kenya Kikuyu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Kikuyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kikuyu surname is predominantly Christian (95%) in Kenya.
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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 Kikuyu
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