Gichanja Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya
Gichanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gijanja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ichsania | 75 | 290 | / |
| Ichanjou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Gichonjo | 75 | 15 | / |
| Chizanja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sishanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidzanja | 71 | 2,122 | / |
| Ijanja | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ichsaniah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gichangio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Icania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sichaanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sichanchai | 67 | 207 | / |
| Chaichanya | 67 | 141 | / |
| Chitchanya | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chuichanya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jhanjia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gizanza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gisanza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhanjha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chidzanjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seechanjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jishanajya | 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 Gichanja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis