Gashegu Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Gashegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gashegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gashegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gashegu occurs in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gashegu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gashegu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,312,869th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Gashegu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gashegu reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gashegu is most prevalent in Rwanda, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 454,599. Barring Rwanda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasheegu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Gasegou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gachegu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ashiegu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gashogu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaseegu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asegu | 83 | 1,335 | / |
| Ashiegou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Achegu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Assegu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Hasegu | 77 | 50 | / |
| Asiegu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gacegu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asesgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshegu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashingu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ashiogu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Aseangu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oshiegu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Assegou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goshigu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asieghu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asieggu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gachigu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azegu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Osegu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Asigu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghessegu | 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 Gashegu
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