Gachogu Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Gachogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 298 | 1:154,966 | 12,283 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Gachogu (11) may also be a first name.
Gachogu Demographics
Gachogu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gachogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gachogu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachogu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 887,624th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. Gachogu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gachogu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gachogu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya Gachogu is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 38 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 22 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Gachogu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gachogu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatchogu | 93 | 9 | / |
| Gacogu | 92 | 36 | / |
| Achogu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gachugu | 86 | 1,022 | / |
| Achogou | 86 | 181 | / |
| Gachegu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Auchogu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gashogu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achuogu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahuchogu | 80 | 590 | / |
| Atchogou | 80 | 207 | / |
| Gachungu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ahachogu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochogu | 77 | 482 | / |
| Achagu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Achoungou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Atchougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atchogoup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Achangu | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ochuogu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gasongu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Achagou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochogou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochoguh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochocgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochoigu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajogu | 67 | 798 | / |
| Azogu | 67 | 325 | / |
| Hachangu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Atchagou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acagu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gashangu | 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
- 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 Gachogu
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