Gachugi Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6351:72,7246,840
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gachugi (95) may also be a first name.

Gachugi Last Name Facts

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

Gachugi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachugi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 510,276th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachugi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gachugi is also the 974,243rd most common first name globally It is held by 95 people.

The surname Gachugi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 635 people, or 1 in 72,724. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent reside, Muranga County, where 19 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Gachugi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gachugi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaichugi931,299/
Gachungi93273/
Gacugi9219/
Gashugi868,110/
Gaicugi861,890/
Gachigi86607/
Gachuga865/
Gachogi863/
Gachuji861/
Gacugia861/
Gechugi861/
Gachuiga8063/
Achoughi8014/
Achougui805/
Acheugui802/
Gachuchi801/
Gaichuge801/
Gachunge801/
Achuigui801/
Gaichogi801/
Gashungi801/
Achuga77123/
Gacuga774/
Gasugi772/
Achuge771/
Gatchousi751/
Ochungi7162/
Achunge7113/
Gashuga716/
Achugha714/
Gashuji714/
Ochugai712/
Achughe711/
Akhugie711/
Ngatshungi711/
Gechigi711/
Gatchuichi711/
Gacuiga711/
Gachucha67647/
Azugi6713/
Ajugi677/
Gachuche672/
Gatsuchi671/
Acuge671/
Gashujji671/

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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 Gachugi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis