Gichimu Surname

144,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,0501:15,1411,826
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gichimu (698) may also be a first name.

Gichimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gichimu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gichimu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,573rd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,371,476 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gichimu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,842nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 698 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,050 people, or 1 in 15,141. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 16 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Nakuru County, where 15 percent live. Not including Kenya Gichimu exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gichimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gichimu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gichimu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gicimu9270/
Ichimu9212/
Gichchimu881/
Gichumu863/
Gishimu863/
Sichimu863/
Guchimu861/
Icimu83123/
Hichimou802/
Itchimou801/
Echimu7771/
Ichemu779/
Gisimu773/
Gigimu772/
Ijhimu771/
Itchimouh75170/
Haichimou751/
Chizimu71797/
Ichemus718/
Chizemu714/
Geshimu712/
Sishimu711/
Gecimus711/
Chejimu711/
Egimu67518/
Igimu67449/
Ecimu67132/
Etchimou6730/
Icemu6718/
Jhimu6717/
Chidzimu676/
Aikhoimu674/
Chiţimuş672/
Ijimu671/
Chitsemu671/

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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 Gichimu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis