Gachagwi Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachagwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachagwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya631:733,01430,691
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Gachagwi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gachagwi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gachagwi is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gachagwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachagwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gachagwi is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Gachagwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gachagwi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Gachagwi is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 89 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Gachagwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachangwi941/
Gacagwi933/
Gachagwa8813/
Gachagui882/
Gachangwe821/
Gacagwa805/
Gashagwa751/
Gachogui751/
Gachague751/
Gouchangwei741/
Gasagwa674/
Gazagui673/
Gasagwe671/
Gashagua631/
Gasaigwa631/
Gazague531/
Gazagbe531/
Gatsakwa501/
Ghazaqui501/
Gossagui501/

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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 Gachagwi
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