Gachunu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Gachunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
Gachunu Demographics
Gachunu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gachunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gachunu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gachunu is the 2,372,517th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gachunu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 71 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 14 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 6 percent are found.
Gachunu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gachunu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gachungu | 93 | 23 | / |
| Achunu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Gacunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Achumnu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Achungu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Achuneu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gachinu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achounu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achunou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Acunu | 83 | 71 | / |
| Achunguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atchounu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achonu | 77 | 857 | / |
| Ochunu | 77 | 109 | / |
| Akhunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Atchounou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Achoungou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Achounouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akhungu | 71 | 513 | / |
| Ochungu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gasunus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gasungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochunuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhunui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atshunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajunu | 67 | 167 | / |
| Azunu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Aïhounou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aîhounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aconu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gachunu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis