Gachewa Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Gachewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 39 | 1:1,184,100 | 35,048 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Gachewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gachewa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Gachewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gachewa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Gachewa is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,184,100. In Kenya Gachewa is most common in: Kirinyaga County, where 90 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngachewa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gachewah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gacewa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gacheva | 86 | 635 | / |
| Gacheba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gaycheva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gachaeva | 80 | 19 | / |
| Gatcheva | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gascheva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gaicheva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gacheeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngachiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaceva | 77 | 132 | / |
| Gajewa | 77 | 59 | / |
| Gaceba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaschieva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gashcheva | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gaychaeva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gocheva | 71 | 3,153 | / |
| Gasheva | 71 | 831 | / |
| Gecheva | 71 | 770 | / |
| Gachava | 71 | 240 | / |
| Gazheva | 71 | 139 | / |
| Gageway | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gajeway | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gachebe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gashiwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gacieva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gazeway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaseway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaceava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gacheve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaziewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngakewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadzheva | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Goycheva | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gotcheva | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gausheva | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gasheeva | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gaikewad | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ngachiwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gazheeva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gochieva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gazhieva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gochaeva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gayzheva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaisheva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Godcheva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gocheeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngochiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gashieva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gokcheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngassewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadcieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gatcieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaykewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaysheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goscheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gacewood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gachyova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatkewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakhieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gochawau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghasewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghasheba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahajeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaishiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasseway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gachewa
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