Gachwe Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gachwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3461:133,46810,942
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gachwe (75) may also be a first name.

Gachwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gachwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gachwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 794,916th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gachwe are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 75 people.

The surname Gachwe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 133,468. In Kenya Gachwe is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 28 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gachwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gachwe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gacwe9110/
Gachw912/
Gachue837/
Gashwe834/
Gatchue7710/
Gachoue772/
Ngashwe771/
Gaschwa771/
Ngachue771/
Gaichwa771/
Gachuez771/
Gaswe7345/
Gajwe738/
Gacwa735/
Gazwe731/
Ngachuea71367/
Gachuhie714/
Gaicuhie711/
Kgathswe711/
Gachui672,565/
Kgaswe67538/
Gajbhe67293/
Goshwe67187/
Ngaswe6741/
Gacuhi675/
Gochue673/
Gazweu671/
Gajhbe671/
Gashwa671/
Gaschuetz671/
Gaajwe671/

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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 Gachwe
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