Gachuma Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gachuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2001:264,70821,070
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gachuma (10) may also be a first name.

Gachuma Last Name Facts

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

Gachuma occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gachuma is the 1,115,011th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gachuma reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gachuma is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name Gachuma is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 264,708. In Tanzania Gachuma is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 62 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gachuma Last Name Statistics demography

Gachuma earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngachuma935/
Ghachuma931/
Gacuma921,283/
Achuma92366/
Hachuma86363/
Gachumi86126/
Gachima8653/
Achouma862/
Achhuma861/
Achumma861/
Atchuma861/
Achumaa861/
Acuma831,452/
Hachouma8010/
Atchouma8010/
Hachuuma804/
Atchumma802/
Ngachumi801/
Gachoume801/
Achoumat801/
Ochuma77310/
Gacumo77177/
Gacoma77102/
Achoma7751/
Achumo7722/
Gajuma7721/
Gazuma7716/
Gasuma776/
Hacuma774/
Aciuma774/
Acumma771/
Acumaa771/
Acsuma771/
Akhuma771/
Atchoumma7513/
Hatchouma751/
Gachomo71732/
Gassuma71278/
Gochima7140/
Achomai7126/
Ochumai7123/
Gaazuma7121/
Atshuma7121/
Achomma719/
Achomah716/
Ochumma714/
Gachimo713/
Gachomi712/
Akhumaa712/
Gasouma711/
Achoumo711/
Gocouma711/
Gashumo711/
Gashoma711/
Ochouma711/
Akhumah711/
Ouchuma711/
Gausuma711/
Azuma6711,304/
Ajuma675,358/
Gassouma672,547/
Acumo67254/
Achoumou67238/
Acoma67145/
Ocuma67104/
Hachumou677/
Atchumou672/
Acheumei671/
Gaizouma671/
Azhoumah671/
Ngasumah671/
Atchuimo671/
Atcoumma671/

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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 Gachuma
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