Gateni Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gateni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gateni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Gateni Last Name Facts

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

Gateni occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gateni.

How Common Is The Last Name Gateni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gateni is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gateni reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Gateni is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 82 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatenio92598/
Gatenoi928/
Gasteni922/
Gauteni921/
Gatteni921/
Gattenio8651/
Gasteini861/
Gatini83193/
Goteni83177/
Gatene83126/
Gatena8394/
Gatyni831/
Gateny830/
Ghasteini801/
Gattini771,106/
Gaitini7769/
Gatenyo7747/
Gatenet7737/
Gatteny7725/
Gationi7716/
Gosteni7715/
Gatenha7711/
Ngatene7710/
Gattena779/
Gatenoy776/
Gaitene776/
Gatener773/
Gouteni773/
Gatenge773/
Gateneh772/
Gautene771/
Gautini771/
Gastene771/
Gathena771/
Ghatini771/
Gatheny770/
Gatinois71444/
Gathingi7155/
Gathenge7126/
Ngauteny7113/
Ngotheni7111/
Gattenyo719/
Gaithini719/
Ngatinii718/
Gatinais718/
Ghathini711/
Gattioni711/
Ghattini711/
Ngathene711/
Gathaini711/
Gatteena711/
Gatenysh711/
Gastenea710/
Gathener710/
Gathenes710/
Gatine67504/
Gasteiner67187/
Gotene67183/
Gastinois6760/
Gotini6723/
Gatiny679/
Gotena675/
Nqgotheni671/

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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 Gateni
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