Kikuyu people

Gikuyu
Gĩkũyũ
Agĩkũyũ
Nyũmba ya Mũmbi
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
PersonGĩkũyũ
PeopleAGĩkũyũ
LanguageGĩkũyũ
CountryBũrũrĩ 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]

The term Kikuyu is the Swahili borrowing of the autonym Gĩkũyũ (Gikuyu pronunciation: [ɣèkòjóꜜ])

  1. ^ 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.