Gichu Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Gichu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 990 | 1:46,646 | 4,810 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gichu (170) may also be a first name.
Gichu Demographics
Gichu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gichu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gichu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gichu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gichu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 361,698th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gichu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gichu is also the 701,320th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 170 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 990 people, or 1 in 46,646. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 19 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside. Beside Kenya Gichu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Gichu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name 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 Gichu
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