Gatama Surname
Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname
Gatama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 583 | 1:79,211 | 7,343 |
| Cameroon | 434 | 1:47,855 | 6,262 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Gatama (528) may also be a first name.
Gatama Demographics
Gatama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gatama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gatama (Hindi: गतमा, Marathi: गेातमा, Oriya: େଗୗତମ) is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 312,825th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,062,850 people. The surname Gatama occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gatama are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,169th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 528 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 79,211. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found, Muranga County, where 22 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 36 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Gatama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gatama last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gatama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gatama in the Hindi language | ||
| गतमा | gatama | - |
| Gatama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗୗତମ | egatama | - |
| Gatama in the Marathi language | ||
| गेातमा | geatama | - |
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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 Gatama
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