Gichinja Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gichinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gichinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gichinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gichinja is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gichinja.
How Common Is The Last Name Gichinja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gichinja is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Gichinja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gichinja are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Gichinja is most common in: Arusha Region, where 90 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gichinji | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gichinea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ichenja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guichincha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gichenje | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chizinja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sichinya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gichunia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cichinia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jichinea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidzinja | 71 | 288 | / |
| Ghinca | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gaichenya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gineja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gaychinya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Izinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghinza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chichinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chichenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghincea | 67 | 652 | / |
| Jhinjad | 67 | 582 | / |
| Jhinjha | 67 | 127 | / |
| Gikinya | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gisinya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ichenya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jhinjay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghainjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giginya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cicinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gecenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiginja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijinija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhinjad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gisinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gainjat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Žitinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zitinja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gichinja
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