Gichini Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4061:32,8453,590
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Gichini (316) may also be a first name.

Gichini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gichini occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 274,073rd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,139,313 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gichini reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 494,051st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 316 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,406 people, or 1 in 32,845. In Kenya Gichini is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 21 percent are found and Muranga County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya Gichini is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Gichini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gichine8652/
Gicheni863/
Gechini861/
Zichini861/
Zicchini8010/
Gicheine809/
Gichinea801/
Giqini772/
Zechini71447/
Sickini7158/
Gichene712/
Zeechini672/
Saikhini671/
Jichinea671/

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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 Gichini
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