Gachena Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Gachena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Gachena (17) may also be a first name.
Gachena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gachena is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gachena.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gachena is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Gachena occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gachena are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gachena is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gachena
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis