Gichunge Surname
Approximately 3,005 people bear this surname
Gichunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,001 | 1:15,388 | 1,846 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Gichunge (723) may also be a first name.
Gichunge Demographics
Gichunge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gichunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gichunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gichunge occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gichunge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gichunge is the 147,349th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,425,140 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gichunge live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 306,882nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 723 people.
The last name Gichunge is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,001 people, or 1 in 15,388. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 85 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Gichunge is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Gichunge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gichunge last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gichungeh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ichunge | 93 | 4 | / |
| Gichunga | 88 | 165 | / |
| Gichonge | 88 | 102 | / |
| Gichungi | 88 | 7 | / |
| Sichunge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gaichuge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Icunge | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chichunge | 82 | 7 | / |
| Gichong'e | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gichuna | 80 | 16 | / |
| Echunge | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gicungi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gichuga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gichone | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gichugi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ichunga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ichonge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giconge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghaichoune | 78 | 1 | / |
| Aichoune | 75 | 2,225 | / |
| Gaichugi | 75 | 1,299 | / |
| Gichunji | 75 | 102 | / |
| Chizunge | 75 | 53 | / |
| Gechonge | 75 | 52 | / |
| Gechungi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gichingi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ichunjei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gichunhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitsunge | 71 | 890 | / |
| Ecunge | 71 | 37 | / |
| Izunge | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gijune | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ichuga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chichonge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gichunnji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guechoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aichounie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gechong'e | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ichone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gichoni | 67 | 449 | / |
| Echunje | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ichonye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Echeune | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zisunge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gichoga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gechuna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ichonga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jicoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gechugi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gisunje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichouny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jichuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giconne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajcune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaicone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echuine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gichogi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gichona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zixunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eichone | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gechone | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gichunge
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