Gichungu Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Gichungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 301 | 1:153,422 | 12,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gichungu (105) may also be a first name.
Gichungu Demographics
Gichungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gichungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gichungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gichungu is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gichungu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 889,654th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gichungu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most common given name on earth, held by 105 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 42 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 27 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 22 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gichungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gichugu | 93 | 149 | / |
| Gicungu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Gishungu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sichungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ichugu | 86 | 104 | / |
| Ikhungu | 80 | 274 | / |
| Gichogu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Gizungu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ichongu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chizungu | 75 | 2,951 | / |
| Cishungu | 75 | 49 | / |
| Itshungu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ichoughu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chijungu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Echungau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngisungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ithhungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chidzungu | 71 | 1,477 | / |
| Chikhungu | 71 | 1,023 | / |
| Izungu | 71 | 215 | / |
| Echunu | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ecungu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chitsungu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chizuungu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ijungu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zitshungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Icongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yizungu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Cisungu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Echongu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sisungu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sizungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ecungau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jisungu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gichungu
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