Gichovi Surname

160,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7141:17,0152,037
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gichovi (807) may also be a first name.

Gichovi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gichovi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichovi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,082nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,674,329 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gichovi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gichovi is also the 287,835th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 807 people.

Gichovi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2,714 people, or 1 in 17,015. In Kenya Gichovi is most numerous in: Embu County, where 77 percent live, Nairobi County, where 10 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 5 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Gichovi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gichovi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ichovi921/
Gichobi864,671/
Oichovi861/
Cichovi861/
Gichevi861/
Icovi831/
Ghicovoi8010/
Gicobi772,129/
Ichavi775/
Zicovi771/
Gisovi771/
Guichavoi751/
Gichobe7113/
Gichoba715/
Ichowai714/
Gichabi712/
Ichoubi711/
Gjëcovi711/
Sichavi711/
Ijovi671,264/
Gieciová67128/
Ghishavi6765/
Aichoubi6763/
Icove6721/
Ghicavii6715/
Chichove6713/
Ngichave6713/
Ngichabi679/
Gieciova675/
Ghicavoi674/
Izovi672/
Itchoubi671/
Ychovich671/
Yichouwi671/
Chekhovi671/
Chichowi671/
Guchaevi671/

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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 Gichovi
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