Gachigo Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya481:962,08134,106
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gachigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gachigo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachigo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gachigo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya Gachigo is most common in: Muranga County, where 77 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 8 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Gachigo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gachingo931/
Gachiego931/
Achigo9214/
Gacigo923/
Achingo86201/
Achiego8655/
Gachugo8636/
Atchigo863/
Achiogo862/
Achuigo861/
Hachigo861/
Achigho861/
Achigou861/
Gaciego861/
Gachego861/
Acigo837/
Gachengo80378/
Gachinga80226/
Gachuiga8063/
Achiqgoz802/
Gachoiga801/
Achikgoz801/
Aciego77428/
Achiga77385/
Achego7745/
Ochigo7742/
Gasigo7712/
Gagigo775/
Gajigo773/
Gacego772/
Ngachengo7578/
Gaching'a7510/
Gachengoh751/
Gaichinga751/
Achinga71307/
Hachiga71243/
Achengo71204/
Atchego7143/
Ochiogo7119/
Ochingo7116/
Ochiego7110/
Ochigho716/
Gashego716/
Achigah715/
Gachuga715/
Gachega714/
Gashiga712/
Gacoiga711/
Gasaigo711/
Gaiching'a711/
Gaching'ah711/
Gacuiga711/
Gacigas711/
Gassigo711/
Achiega711/
Gazhiga711/
Ajigo671,216/
Ogigo67232/
Agigo67130/
Acego6774/
Aching'a6734/
Gachenga6720/
Azigo6718/
Ocigo6716/
Gashinga6711/
Hachinga679/
Achighga674/
Acheinga671/
Achingah671/
Gashaiga671/
Gashengo671/
Achykgoz671/
Gochhiga671/

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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 Gachigo
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