Gachuru Surname
Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname
Gachuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,227 | 1:37,636 | 4,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Gachuru (392) may also be a first name.
Gachuru Demographics
Gachuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gachuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gachuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gachuru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gachuru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 306,004th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,896,073 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachuru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gachuru is also the 436,979th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 392 people.
Gachuru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,227 people, or 1 in 37,636. In Kenya Gachuru is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 18 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gachuru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gachuru surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaichuru | 93 | 6 | / |
| Gachuuru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gatchuru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Achuru | 92 | 29 | / |
| Gacuru | 92 | 12 | / |
| Atchuru | 86 | 15 | / |
| Achurut | 86 | 12 | / |
| Gachiru | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gaicuru | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gaciuru | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gachoru | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gechuru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Auchuru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achouru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Achurus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Acuru | 83 | 50 | / |
| Achourou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Achuirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achoru | 77 | 189 | / |
| Ochuru | 77 | 168 | / |
| Gasuru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Aucuru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gajuru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akhuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gocuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atchaurou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gochchuru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hachuirou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atchourou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ochurus | 71 | 399 | / |
| Gaizuru | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ahuzuru | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ngasuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaseuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahajuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajuru | 67 | 1,602 | / |
| Azuru | 67 | 259 | / |
| Gazourou | 67 | 201 | / |
| Acoru | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ocuru | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ghasurau | 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 Gachuru
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