Gichugu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gichugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1491:309,93219,396

Gichugu (65) may also be a first name.

Gichugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gichugu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichugu? popularity and diffusion

Gichugu is the 1,441,361st most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Gichugu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gichugu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gichugu is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 65 people.

The surname Gichugu is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 309,932. In Kenya Gichugu is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 38 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 35 percent reside and Muranga County, where 6 percent reside.

Gichugu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gichungu93302/
Gicugu92164/
Ichugu92104/
Gichogu8668/
Ichoughu804/
Gishungu804/
Cishugu711/
Ijugu674/
Itshungu674/
Izugu673/
Ngisungu671/
Echougou671/
Echungau671/

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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 Gichugu
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