Gachiku Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gachiku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gachiku has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachiku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Gachiku occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gachiku reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 44 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 11 percent are found and Machakos County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Gachiku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achiku92443/
Gaciku9224/
Achikou8616/
Achieku867/
Gachuku861/
Achaiku861/
Achioku861/
Aciku8336/
Atchikou8014/
Achiekou801/
Hachikou801/
Acheku7778/
Acikau776/
Ochiku775/
Gatchekou751/
Ochioku7163/
Ajchicu7160/
Ochieku7138/
Achekou7122/
Ocheiku714/
Achikoe711/
A'Hikau711/
Hauciku711/
Aziku675,606/
Ogiku67208/
Aceku67113/
Atchekou6747/
Ociku675/
Achicoud674/

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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
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  • 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 Gachiku
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