Gecheo Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gecheo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gecheo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4101:112,6349,577
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Gecheo (65) may also be a first name.

Gecheo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gecheo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gecheo.

How Common Is The Last Name Gecheo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 709,895th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gecheo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 65 people.

Gecheo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 112,634. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 71 percent live, Kisii County, where 25 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Gecheo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guecheo9212/
Echeo9115/
Guetcheo8612/
Getscheo861/
Gacheo831/
Gicheo831/
Echeho831/
Echeoz831/
Echeos831/
Eceo802/
Echehoi7711/
Gicheho771/
Heicheo771/
Giechio771/
Gacheou771/
Etcheou771/
Guechio771/
Gecheha771/
Echea73167/
Gegeo7344/
Seceo736/
Echio735/
Zeceo732/
Icheo731/
Gekeo731/
Guetchio7120/
Yetcheou711/
Sechehou711/
Icheou67158/
Sekheo67158/
Gecijo6746/
Ghecea6740/
Etchio6739/
Sechio6728/
Yetchehou6711/
Yicheo6710/
Hechea675/
Jesheo674/
Gochio674/
Geekio674/
Echeah673/
Gachio672/
Echjoh671/
Hechio671/
Gichio671/
Getseo671/
Gieseo671/
Zecheaous671/
Ezeheo671/
Echiho671/
Chegeo671/
Chejio671/
Chiceo671/
Géciho671/
Djetcheou671/

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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 Gecheo
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