Gichaga Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9271:49,8175,074
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gichaga (332) may also be a first name.

Gichaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gichaga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichaga? popularity and diffusion

Gichaga is the 377,677th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gichaga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gichaga is also the 480,499th most common forename worldwide, held by 332 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 927 people, or 1 in 49,817. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 15 percent are found and Muranga County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Gichaga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Gichaga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning $68,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gichanga931,162/
Ichaga9236/
Gicaga921/
Gichangah8812/
Ichagha8627/
Gichoga8610/
Cichaga868/
Ichanga865/
Gichagi865/
Sichaga865/
Gichago864/
Gechaga863/
Ichagga862/
Icshaga861/
Icaga8320/
Gichangi802,186/
Ichangai80189/
Gichango80152/
Gechanga8073/
Gishanga8071/
Ichang'a801/
Chichaga801/
Iceaga7788/
Iciaga7736/
Ichoga7723/
Gecaga776/
Gijaga774/
Echaga773/
Ichago771/
Izhaga771/
Gisaga771/
Gichang'i751/
Gichogo71827/
Gisanga71590/
Gechago714/
Ichonga714/
Chichaghat712/
Aiceaga711/
Gizagau711/
Ichango711/
Echagay711/
Echanga711/
Gichogi711/
Chaichanga711/
Goizaga711/
Ychagay711/
Izaga671,031/
Ijaga67843/
Jhaga67177/
Gichonge67102/
Chitsaga6752/
Etchagha6743/
Zishanga675/
Gisang'a674/
Icoga672/
Gaichogi671/
Itshanga671/
Chichago671/
Gezahaga671/
Sitshaga671/

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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 Gichaga
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