Gicheru Surname
Approximately 7,554 people bear this surname
Gicheru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,479 | 1:6,175 | 846 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gicheru (1,559) may also be a first name.
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Gicheru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gicheru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gicheru is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gicheru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 66,046th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 964,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gicheru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,209th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,559 people.
The surname Gicheru is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 7,479 people, or 1 in 6,175. In Kenya Gicheru is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Gicheru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gicheru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gicheru surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.
Gicheru earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $29,047 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icheru | 92 | 208 | / |
| Giceru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gicharu | 86 | 3,343 | / |
| Gichiru | 86 | 355 | / |
| Gichoru | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gisheru | 86 | 2 | / |
| Goiceru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gecheru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gucheru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iceru | 83 | 156 | / |
| Gicharuh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gucherau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Echeru | 77 | 405 | / |
| Giciru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ichiru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ciceru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ycheru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guecherou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Saichearu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zecheru | 71 | 944 | / |
| Chigeru | 71 | 113 | / |
| Ichirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Echerou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Secheru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gucharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gecharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goizeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chizeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eceru | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Egiru | 67 | 592 | / |
| Egeru | 67 | 345 | / |
| Igeru | 67 | 98 | / |
| Iciru | 67 | 95 | / |
| Igiru | 67 | 63 | / |
| Aichirou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ijeru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gishioru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Izeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chidzeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiggeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getchrus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gicheru
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