Gacugu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gacugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gacugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya501:923,59833,552

Gacugu Last Name Facts

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

Gacugu is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gacugu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gacugu is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Gacugu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gacugu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 923,598. In Kenya Gacugu is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 74 percent live, Embu County, where 8 percent live and Kiambu County, where 8 percent live.

Gacugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gacugu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachugu921,022/
Gacungu922/
Acungu83360/
Gacogu8336/
Gasugu831/
Gakungu77178/
Gazungu77162/
Akugu7312/
Gakung'u719/
Ngatsugu711/
Akungu67552/
Ocungu6710/
Akougu673/
Ngakougou672/
Akuguh671/
Akughu671/
Ngatsougu671/
Ghakoughut631/
Ngatsougou631/
Akhungu62513/
Akougou6239/
Hakungu621/
Ngatsoungou591/
Hakaungu5721/
Akogu55894/
Okugu554/
Gotsougou531/
Okungu502,399/
Hokugu50229/
Okughu5030/
Akugau5014/
Okeugu508/
Okogau503/
Akoogu501/
Goutsougou501/
Goudjougou501/

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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 Gacugu
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