Gachunga Surname
Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname
Gachunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,125 | 1:41,049 | 4,302 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gachunga (136) may also be a first name.
Gachunga Demographics
Gachunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gachunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gachunga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 326,564th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachunga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gachunga is also the 794,286th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 136 people.
Gachunga is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 41,049. In Kenya Gachunga is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 45 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Gachunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gachunga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gachunga
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