Gatenjwa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Gatenjwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Gatenjwa Demographics
Gatenjwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gatenjwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatenjwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gatenjwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatenjwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gatenjwa is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gatenjwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Gatenjwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,649,282. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 32 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 32 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Gatenjwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Gatenjwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gatenjwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitenjwa | 82 | 20 | / |
| Katenja | 80 | 145 | / |
| Kayitenjwa | 78 | 26 | / |
| Gatyenji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatenyova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katenje | 67 | 1,258 | / |
| Katanja | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kitenja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gatanji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gadnjai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khatenjeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katenju | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gatinewe | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Gatenjwa
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