Gachihi Surname

235,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7031:27,1173,028
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gachihi (309) may also be a first name.

Gachihi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gachihi is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachihi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 235,214th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,259,232 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gachihi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gachihi is also the 500,178th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 309 people.

The surname Gachihi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,703 people, or 1 in 27,117. In Kenya Gachihi is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 20 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Gachihi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The Cayman Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Gachihi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Gachihi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achihi92267/
Gacihi9215/
Achihai86160/
Gachehi862/
Atchihi861/
Acihi835/
Gachuhie804/
Achihăei804/
Gouchihi801/
Gachie773,377/
Ochihi7728/
Achiha7715/
Achiji775/
Achiei771/
Gaciha771/
Achiit771/
Gasihi771/
Ghahchieh751/
Achiței71207/
Gachies7186/
Gatchie7141/
Ngachie7137/
Gauchie7120/
Ochiehi7111/
Gachehe719/
Gacioui712/
Achiajh711/
Gachier711/
Gashiha711/
Ghasihi711/
Gahhiji711/
Achieyi711/
Atchihe711/
Achchie711/
Ouchihi711/
Achie672,101/
Gauchier67470/
Achji6755/
Gaichies6739/
Gacji678/
Agihi677/
Aciha675/
Hajhijhi673/
Azihi673/
Ogihi673/
Gouchihe671/
Gaicuhie671/
Gaschier671/
Gauchyit671/
Ghashiji671/
Aciih671/
Ghashieh671/
Gochioha671/
Gautchie670/
Gatchier670/

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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 Gachihi
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