Gathagu Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Gathagu (17) may also be a first name.

Gathagu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gathagu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathagu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 893,754th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Gathagu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathagu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name internationally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 52 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found and Muranga County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gathagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gathagu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathangu9345/
Gatagu9279/
Gathegu86177/
Gathogu861/
Atagu8324/
Gatangou8011/
Gathongu801/
Atangu7712/
Atagou774/
Aitagu774/
Athogu771/
Gattangou7510/
Gadtangou751/
Ngatangou751/
Gattagaud751/
Gatongu7143/
Atangou713/
Aztagou711/
Hatagud711/
Atogu6779/
Otagu6721/
Hatangguh631/
Atuogu62193/
Atongu62190/
Aytogu622/
Eitagu621/
Atogou621/
Othogu621/
Atoigu621/
Atougou57103/
Atonguh5748/
Gotogou571/
Atonngu571/
Ateugou571/
Atoungou5316/
Attougou532/
Outagout531/
Otogu5027/
Aitgaghou501/

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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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