Gachuna Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gachuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gachuna has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gachuna.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachuna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gachuna live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Gachuna is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 80 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Gachuna is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachunga931,138/
Achuna92137/
Gacuna922/
Gacheunga881/
Gaschunas881/
Achouna8667/
Achunga8613/
Gechuna8610/
Aychuna867/
Achunna867/
Gachuni861/
Achutna861/
Gacunha861/
Acuna8328,435/
Gashchunas822/
Aichouna80754/
Gachungi80273/
Achounna8032/
Atchouna8011/
Atchunga804/
Gachunje803/
Gachungo802/
Gachunge801/
Atchunna801/
Gashunga801/
Gachinna801/
Achunaah801/
Acunha771,506/
Ochuna77202/
Achona7728/
Gacona7715/
Acunna775/
Achuno774/
Gasuna774/
Akhuna774/
Gacuno772/
Acouna771/
Acunña771/
Acunaa771/
Acuina771/
Gajuna771/
Achoungna753/
Atchougna752/
Gauchinha752/
Achungo711,860/
Akhouna711,195/
Achonna71298/
Gazouna71154/
Gasunas7113/
Ocheuna7110/
Gachone715/
Gasjuna714/
Akhunga714/
Otchuna714/
Gachoni714/
Ochunga714/
Ochunna713/
Achuneu713/
Hachona712/
D'acuna712/
Gasunat712/
Gajunna711/
Gueichunas711/
Hacunha711/
Ouchuna711/
Acunaha711/
Achunou711/
Gashona711/
Gasauna711/
Gasunai711/
Ghaichoune711/
Gacuino711/
Achauno711/
Achouno711/
Atchoungna711/
Eachona711/
Gochune710/
Ajuna676,092/
Ocuna671,071/
Acuno67966/
Azuna67306/
Acona67226/
Hachoona6735/
Gauchone6713/
Achoungo6712/
Gaysunas6712/
Akhounna678/
Achounoh677/
Gaisunas675/
Ashhouna674/
Ghosunah674/
Gaidzuna672/
Acuńa672/
Otchujna671/
Ochaunai671/
Gassunay670/

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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 Gachuna
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