Gichira Surname
Approximately 2,503 people bear this surname
Gichira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,499 | 1:18,479 | 2,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Gichíra (1) are calculated separately.
Gichira (445) may also be a first name.
Gichira Demographics
Gichira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gichira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gichira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gichira occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Gichíra. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gichira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 171,927th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,911,525 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gichira reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gichira is also the 406,288th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 445 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,499 people, or 1 in 18,479. In Kenya Gichira is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 61 percent live, Kiambu County, where 8 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Not including Kenya Gichira occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Gichira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gichira surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gichira
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