Back Kikuyu (volk) Afrikaans شعب الكيكويو Arabic Kikuyus Catalan Kikujové Czech Kikuyu Danish Kikuyu (Ethnie) German Kikujoj Esperanto Kĩkũyũ Spanish Kikuyu (etnia) Basque مردم کیکویو Persian
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8,148,668[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kenya | |
| Languages | |
| Gĩkũyũ, Kiswahili and English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Agikuyu Religion, Islam and Irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Embu, Meru, Mbeere, Kamba, Sonjo and Dhaiso |
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| Person | MũGĩkũyũ |
|---|---|
| People | AGĩkũyũ |
| Language | Gĩkũyũ |
| Country | Bũrũrĩ Wa Gĩkũyũ |
The Kikuyu (also Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ) are a Bantu ethnic group native to East Africa Central Kenya. At a population of 8,148,668 as of 2019, they account for 17.13% of the total population of Kenya, making them Kenya's largest ethnic group.[1]
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The term Kikuyu is the Swahili borrowing of the autonym Gĩkũyũ (Gikuyu pronunciation: [ɣèkòjóꜜ])
- ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2020.