Gathagu Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Gathagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 298 | 1:154,966 | 12,283 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gathagu (17) may also be a first name.
Gathagu Demographics
Gathagu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathagu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathagu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 893,754th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathagu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathagu is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 17 people.
Gathagu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 52 percent live, Nairobi County, where 27 percent live and Muranga County, where 12 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Gathagu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gathagu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathangu | 93 | 45 | / |
| Gatagu | 92 | 79 | / |
| Gathegu | 86 | 177 | / |
| Gathogu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atagu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gatangou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gathongu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atangu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Atagou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aitagu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Athogu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gattangou | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gadtangou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngatangou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gattagaud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatongu | 71 | 43 | / |
| Atangou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aztagou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hatagud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atogu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Otagu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hatangguh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Atuogu | 62 | 193 | / |
| Atongu | 62 | 190 | / |
| Aytogu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Eitagu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Atogou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Othogu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Atoigu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Atougou | 57 | 103 | / |
| Atonguh | 57 | 48 | / |
| Gotogou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atonngu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ateugou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atoungou | 53 | 16 | / |
| Attougou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Outagout | 53 | 1 | / |
| Otogu | 50 | 27 | / |
| Aitgaghou | 50 | 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 Gathagu
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