Gachimu Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Gachimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 258 | 1:205,200 | 17,429 |
| Kenya | 206 | 1:224,174 | 15,814 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gachimou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Achimu | 92 | 65 | / |
| Gacimu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ghachimou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Achimou | 86 | 99 | / |
| Hachimu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Achimgu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ghacimu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Achimut | 86 | 4 | / |
| Achiemu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Acimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hachimou | 80 | 37,401 | / |
| Ahchimou | 80 | 20 | / |
| Atchimou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gashimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hachimui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achiemou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achemu | 77 | 1,300 | / |
| Ochimu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Gasimu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gajimu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Azhimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gagimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hacimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akhimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Acimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haachimou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hachimouy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hachimmou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hachuimou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hatchimou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hachaimou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ahachimou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hahchimou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hazchimou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hhachimou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hachgimou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haichimou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gassimu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ochiemu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hacimou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hazhimu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Achhemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Acheamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajaimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochuimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhimuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hochimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajimu | 67 | 591 | / |
| Otchimou | 67 | 79 | / |
| Gassimou | 67 | 34 | / |
| Azimu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Agimu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Acemu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gosaimau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aikhoimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hachemou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogimu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hahcimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hacimouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngasimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acheemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochimaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hachemui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gachimu
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