Gachuhi Surname

123,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachuhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachuhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,6161:12,7711,584
United States431:8,429,278367,833
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gachuhi (915) may also be a first name.

Gachuhi Last Name Facts

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

Gachuhi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachuhi? popularity and diffusion

Gachuhi is the 123,946th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,980,311 people. The surname Gachuhi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gachuhi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 268,007th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 915 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,616 people, or 1 in 12,771. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Gachuhi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gachuhi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $40,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachuhie934/
Gacuhi925/
Gaichuhie8815/
Gachahi86526/
Gachohi86282/
Gachuho8695/
Gachuhu8610/
Kachuhi861/
Gachuha861/
Gachoui861/
Gechuhi861/
Ghachoui80308/
Gahgouhi80176/
Kachouhi8010/
Gaicuhie801/
Gakuhi77241/
Gacuhu771/
Gacohi771/
Guahgouhi751/
Gagouhi7123/
Gachoho7111/
Gaguehi7111/
Kachahi713/
Goghuhi712/
Qachahi711/
Gachoua711/
Kachohi711/
Gachohu711/
Gahgahi711/
Gachohe711/
Gagouehi6746/
Ghachoua676/
Ghechoui672/
Kachahai671/
Kachuaha671/
Kachhuha671/
Ghajoui571/

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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 Gachuhi
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