Gachoya Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Gachoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 303 | 1:152,409 | 12,099 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Gachoya (80) may also be a first name.
Gachoya Demographics
Gachoya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gachoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gachoya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 878,878th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachoya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.
The last name Gachoya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 152,409. In Kenya Gachoya is most common in: Nairobi County, where 40 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 20 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Gachoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gachoya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Gachoya earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 110.32% more than the national average, earning $90,750 USD per year.
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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 Gachoya
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