Gatambu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gatambu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya681:679,11629,805
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Gatambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatambu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gatambu is the 2,293,424th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Gatambu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gatambu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 679,116. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 78 percent reside, Muranga County, where 13 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Kenya Gatambu exists in one country. It is also common in China, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathambu935/
Gatambeu931/
Atambu926/
Gatembu8621/
Atambou862/
Astambu861/
Getambu861/
Gautambudh821/
Aitambou8013/
Aytambou807/
Gathembu801/
Hatambui801/
Nghotambuh711/
Otambou711/
Ngatanvou632/
Attoumbou632/
Otombu621/
Hattanbauch560/
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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 Gatambu
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