Kikuyu people

Gikuyu
Gĩkũyũ
Agĩkũyũ
Nyũmba ya Mũmbi
Total population
8,300,368
Regions with significant populations
 Kenya8,148,668
 Uganda116,000
 Tanzania30,000
 Finland1,000
 Canada4,700
Languages
Gĩkũyũ, Kiswahili and English
Religion
Christianity, Agikuyu Religion, Islam and Traditional African Religion
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 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.

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