Gichohi Surname

64,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichohi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichohi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,6461:6,040827
United States401:9,061,473385,835
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Gichohi (2,093) may also be a first name.

Gichohi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gichohi is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichohi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,688th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 942,761 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gichohi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gichohi is also the 164,507th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,093 people.

The last name Gichohi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 7,646 people, or 1 in 6,040. In Kenya Gichohi is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 29 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya Gichohi is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Gichohi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gichohi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Gichohi surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Gichohi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgichohi931/
Gichehi869/
Gichahi868/
Gichehe715/
Guchehi711/
Gechohe711/
Ghechoui672/
Gichae621/
Guichae571/
Ghejahi571/
Gechhaet5314/
Ghechoua5314/

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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
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  • 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 Gichohi
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