Gachugu Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9881:46,7414,815
United States201:18,122,947588,089
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gachugu (98) may also be a first name.

Gachugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gachugu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gachugu is the 355,667th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gachugu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gachugu is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 98 people.

The surname Gachugu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 988 people, or 1 in 46,741. In Kenya Gachugu is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 23 percent live, Muranga County, where 22 percent live and Kiambu County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Gachugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gachugu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gachugu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachungu9323/
Gacugu9250/
Achugu9231/
Gachogu86303/
Achungu865/
Gachigu861/
Achunguh801/
Gacogu7736/
Ochugu776/
Gasugu771/
Achogu771/
Achoungou752/
Atchougou751/
Ochungu715/
Auchogu713/
Ochaugu711/
Gasungu711/
Gashogu711/
Ajugu67228/
Azugu67102/
Akhuighu6714/
Ngatsugu671/
Ngasungu671/
Ahachogu671/

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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 Gachugu
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