Gachukia Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachukia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gachukia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3641:126,86810,482
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gachukia (40) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Gachukia Demographics

Gachukia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Gachukia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gachukia occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gachukia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachukia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 769,129th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Gachukia is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachukia live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 40 people.

Gachukia is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 35 percent reside, Muranga County, where 23 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Gachukia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achukia931/
Gacukia931/
Acukia861/
Ochukia801/
Ocukia713/
Akhoukhia711/
Ajukia711/
Ochokia672/
Ojukia576/
Ochukeho501/

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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 Gachukia
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