Gahinja Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Gahinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128

Gahinja Last Name Facts

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

Gahinja is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahinja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gahinja are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Gahinja is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Aside from The DR Congo Gahinja is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahinja8681/
Gahonja861/
Kahinoja802/
Gauhinia801/
Kahinju71930/
Kihinja71120/
Kuhinja7179/
Kahinji7171/
Kahunja7115/
Kahonja716/
Kahenja715/
Gahinyo711/
Gahanje711/
Gahunjo711/
Kahinje711/
Cahinjo711/
Kahiinju676/
Kaahinju671/
Kahonjya671/
Gahanjiy671/
Gheunjai671/
Ngaenya571/
Gauinho571/
Gouineau53742/
Gouinnia531/

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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
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  • 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 Gahinja
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