Gichigi Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3231:142,97211,516
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gichigi (15) may also be a first name.

Gichigi Last Name Facts

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

Gichigi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gichigi is the 806,178th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gichigi are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gichigi is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name Gichigi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 142,972. In Kenya Gichigi is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 37 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gichigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gichigi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gichingi931/
Gichigai931/
Ichigi9220/
Gicigi922/
Ichigui8614/
Gichugi862/
Gichige861/
Gichegi861/
Gechigi861/
Ichingi861/
Gaichugi801,299/
Gichichi8014/
Gichengi807/
Khichigi801/
Itchigui801/
Gichuici801/
Ichige774,293/
Ichiga777/
Gicici772/
Echigi771/
Gikigi771/
Guichichi7514/
Gichichio754/
Ghichichi751/
Chigiji71815/
Jichici71312/
Gichege7113/
Gigechi7112/
Ichengi718/
Zichici714/
Ichighe712/
Ichinge712/
Chigigi712/
Ngisigi711/
Echigoi711/
Sechigi711/
Giesigi711/
Echingi711/
Chijigi711/
Chigezi711/
Echiegi711/
Zichichi67370/
Jichichi67339/
Ichigaya67200/
Egigi67115/
Etchigui6751/
Chigezie6713/
Chichici679/
Gechichi678/
Echigoit678/
Chigizie675/
Chigichi672/
Gichenge672/
Izigi672/
Gaichuge671/
Gichuege671/
Jhigi671/
Ijigi671/
Juichegi671/
Chiţigoi671/
Chichiga671/

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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 Gichigi
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