Gachimu Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gachimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2581:205,20017,429
Kenya2061:224,17415,814
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gachimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gachimu is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachimu? popularity and diffusion

Gachimu is the 649,026th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gachimu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 205,200. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent are found and Singida Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Gachimu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Gachimu
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