Gachire Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Gachire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gachire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gachire is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gachire is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Gachire reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Gachire is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 64 percent are found, Muranga County, where 29 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Gachire exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 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 Gachire
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