Gicheru Surname

66,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gicheru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gicheru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,4791:6,175846
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gicheru (1,559) may also be a first name.

Gicheru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gicheru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gicheru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,046th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 964,727 people. The last name Gicheru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gicheru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gicheru is also the 196,209th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,559 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 7,479 people, or 1 in 6,175. In Kenya Gicheru is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Gicheru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gicheru last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Gicheru are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Icheru92208/
Giceru924/
Gicharu863,343/
Gichiru86355/
Gichoru866/
Gisheru862/
Goiceru861/
Gecheru861/
Gucheru861/
Iceru83156/
Gicharuh802/
Gucherau801/
Echeru77405/
Giciru774/
Ichiru773/
Ciceru772/
Ycheru771/
Guecherou754/
Saichearu752/
Zecheru71944/
Chigeru71113/
Ichirou714/
Echerou714/
Secheru712/
Gucharu711/
Gecharu711/
Goizeru711/
Chegiru711/
Chizeru711/
Eceru671,372/
Egiru67592/
Egeru67345/
Igeru6798/
Iciru6795/
Igiru6763/
Aichirou676/
Ijeru673/
Gishioru673/
Izeru672/
Chidzeru671/
Chiggeru671/
Getchrus670/

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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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