Gichamu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya591:782,71031,540
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Gichamu (15) may also be a first name.

Gichamu Last Name Facts

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

Gichamu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichamu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gichamu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gichamu is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 73 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 15 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Kenya Gichamu is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Gichamu Last Name Statistics demography

Gichamu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gichamui931/
Ichamu921/
Sichamu864/
Ichamou861/
Gichomu861/
Icamu839/
Aicamu77101/
Gisamu7785/
Echamu772/
Zichomu7152/
Sichomu715/
Ghejamu711/
Ghesamu711/
Chizamu711/
Ijamu67329/
Jhamu67277/
Ecamu6780/
Izamu6735/
Echamaud679/
Aikhamhu671/
Chidzamu671/
Hetchamu671/

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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 Gichamu
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