Gichuhi Surname

36,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gichuhi Surname User-submission:

The Gichuhi surname means 'ring'. The name was initially a nickname for a person who wore many rings. This is a name from the Agikuyu people, the biggest tribe in Kenya where 3 presidents came from and the tribe that delivered Kenya's independence from Britain.

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Gichuhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,1791:3,257499
United States951:3,815,357209,650
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gichuhi (3,814) may also be a first name.

Gichuhi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gichuhi surname means 'ring'. The name was initially a nickname for a person who wore many rings. This is a name from the Agikuyu people, the biggest tribe in Kenya where 3 presidents came from and the tribe that delivered Kenya's independence from Britain.

- gichuhinjogu

Gichuhi Last Name Facts

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

Gichuhi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gichuhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gichuhi is the 36,687th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 506,995 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gichuhi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gichuhi is also the 113,825th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 3,814 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 14,179 people, or 1 in 3,257. In Kenya Gichuhi is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent live, Nakuru County, where 15 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gichuhi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Gichuhi are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gichuhi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.66% less than the national average, earning $35,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaichuhie8815/
Gichohi867,730/
Gichuho86238/
Gichuha86129/
Gichehi869/
Gichahi868/
Guchuhi861/
Gechuhi861/
Gichyhi861/
Gichohiy802/
Gicheha713,649/
Gichohu7182/
Gichoho7158/
Gichehe715/
Gichoha714/
Gichaha712/
Gicheho711/
Gichihu711/
Gichiha711/
Ghechoui672/
Giacheho671/
Gechohe571/
Gecheha571/
Ghechoua5314/

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