Gachigi Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6021:76,7117,161
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Gachigi (205) may also be a first name.

Gachigi Last Name Facts

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

Gachigi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachigi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,232nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,005,842 people. The surname Gachigi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachigi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 632,267th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 205 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 602 people, or 1 in 76,711. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found, Muranga County, where 17 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gachigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achigi9258/
Gacigi9221/
Gachugi86641/
Achigui8630/
Achingi8610/
Achighi866/
Gachizi861/
Gechigi861/
Achiegi861/
Gachegi861/
Gaching'ai821/
Gaichugi801,299/
Gachuiga8063/
Gachichi8022/
Acheingi806/
Gacheggi801/
Hachighi801/
Achuigui801/
Gachengi801/
Gachoiga801/
Achiga77385/
Gajigi7731/
Gagigi7723/
Achige7711/
Ochigi776/
Gacici772/
Gazigi771/
Gacige771/
Gakigi771/
Achegi771/
Gacegi771/
Gachichio7512/
Ghachichi752/
Achinge71357/
Achengi71310/
Hachiga71243/
Gachege7122/
Gagichi7120/
Akhighi719/
Gachega714/
Ochigie714/
Ghagigi714/
Gashiga712/
Ochiegi712/
Ochiogi712/
Gechugi711/
Gaigije711/
Gochegi711/
Achighe711/
Achiega711/
Gahhiji711/
Gacoiga711/
Gazichi711/
Gacuiga711/
Ogigi67348/
Ajigi67163/
Agigi67154/
Atshingi6775/
Gachenge6753/
Azigi6726/
Achchige6719/
Gashinge6711/
Gachiche672/
Acige671/
Ghashiji671/
Gashaiga671/
Odchigui671/
Ocheingi671/
Achingeh671/
Ocigi671/
Atchighe671/
Achikgez671/
Gochhiga671/
Gachechi671/
Gaichuge671/
Gosaigie671/

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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 Gachigi
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