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

The last name Gichigi is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichigi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 806,178th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. Gichigi is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gichigi reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gichigi is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth, held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 142,972. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nakuru County, where 37 percent live, Nairobi County, where 25 percent live and Nyeri County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Gichigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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