Gatahi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gatahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Gatahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatahi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatahi? popularity and diffusion

Gatahi is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gatahi are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Laikipia County, where 20 percent live, Muranga County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Gatahi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gattahi9210/
Ghatahi921/
Gatahit921/
Ghatahei861/
Gatehi83436/
Gotahi833/
Gatohi831/
Getahi831/
Gataui831/
Gataoi831/
Ghetahi7773/
Ghotahi7710/
Gathoei771/
Ghataei771/
Gatae735/
Ghattaei711/
Ghostahi711/
Gatoua6722/
Gatoui6719/
Gatheu6718/
Gataua6710/
Ghatae677/
Gathae675/
Gateaa672/
Getaeh671/
Gateuh671/
Ngaitouai671/
Gattae671/
Gatehe671/

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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 Gatahi
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