Gihozo Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Gihozo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gihozo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Gihozo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gihozo occurs in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gihozo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gihozo is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gihozo are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Gihozo is most widespread in Rwanda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 454,599. Aside from Rwanda it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 9 percent are found and The Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Gihozo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giozo9118/
Gaiozo83174/
Giozou8320/
Goiozo8317/
Gihoza832/
Sihozo831/
Gaihoso777/
Gioiozo771/
Sihouzo771/
Ghiozzo770/
Iozzo731,883/
Ihojo7356/
Gioza738/
Hyozo734/
Ihoza733/
Gjozo732/
Hiozo732/
Ghiorzzo713/
Djihouzo711/
Gayozo672,430/
Gaioso67769/
Giozza67100/
Giogio6790/
Iozzio6782/
Chiozo6732/
Gajozo6722/
Geozos675/
Iorzoo674/
Iheuzo672/
Ihooza672/
Ihooja671/
Yihoza671/
Goioso671/
Ihoojo671/
Hihojo671/
Gehazo671/
Gehoso671/
Goyozo671/
Aiozzo671/
Ihazou671/
Gaioza671/
Geozio671/
Zaiozo671/

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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 Gihozo
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