Gichonge Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichonge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichonge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gichonge (56) may also be a first name.

Gichonge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gichonge is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gichonge.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichonge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gichonge live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name internationally, borne by 56 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Migori County, where 87 percent live, Muranga County, where 5 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 5 percent live. Beside Kenya Gichonge exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Gichonge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gichonge last name is chiefly 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 Gichonge
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