Gicobi Surname

196,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gicobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gicobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1281:21,7012,494
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gicobi (685) may also be a first name.

Gicobi Last Name Facts

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

Gicobi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gicobi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gicobi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gicobi is the 196,784th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,422,990 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gicobi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,139th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 685 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,128 people, or 1 in 21,701. In Kenya Gicobi is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 91 percent reside, Embu County, where 4 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gicobi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gicobi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gichobi924,671/
Gicovi832,182/
Gikobi8311/
Gicabi839/
Gicubi831/
Icobit831/
Gicoba830/
Gichovi772,725/
Gichobe7713/
Gichubi779/
Giciabi775/
Gichabi772/
Chicobi771/
Gicobet771/
Gecobie770/
Ikobi73230/
Ecobi735/
Icovi731/
Icoba731/
Jcobi731/
Icoby730/
Ghicovoi7110/
Ghicavoi714/
Iscobich711/
Sikobi672,786/
Gecobe67180/
Goicovich6748/
Gizabi6731/
Escobi6726/
Ecoboi6719/
Gikobe6718/
Ikobit6712/
Ikoboi6711/
Aikobi6710/
Iokobi673/
Hicabi672/
Ecobio672/
Gicaba672/
Icompi671/
Icobez671/
Icober671/
Aicobe671/
Icaboi671/
Gisabi671/
Ecobit671/
Zicovi671/
Gikubi671/
Jikobi671/
Gicuba671/
Zikobi671/
Jcobis670/
Gecoba670/
Jecobi670/

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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 Gicobi
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