Gachugu Surname
Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname
Gachugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 988 | 1:46,741 | 4,815 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Gachugu (98) may also be a first name.
Gachugu Demographics
Gachugu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gachungu | 93 | 23 | / |
| Gacugu | 92 | 50 | / |
| Achugu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Gachogu | 86 | 303 | / |
| Achungu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Gachigu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achunguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gacogu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ochugu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gasugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Achoungou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Atchougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ochungu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Auchogu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ochaugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gasungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gashogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajugu | 67 | 228 | / |
| Azugu | 67 | 102 | / |
| Akhuighu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngatsugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngasungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahachogu | 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 Gachugu
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