Gacheni Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gacheni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gacheni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gacheni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gacheni is most common in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gacheni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Gacheni is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gacheni are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 33 percent live, Laikipia County, where 33 percent live and Nairobi County, where 33 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.
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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 Gacheni
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