Gathairu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathairu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England41:13,929,515290,718

Gathairu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gathairu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathairu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Gathairu live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya Gathairu is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 81 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 6 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Gathairu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gathairu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gathairu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathiru931,930/
Athairu9370/
Gatharu932/
Atthairu8837/
Gathiruh881/
Atairu86719/
Atharu8667/
Athiru8615/
Gatiru8610/
Gataru866/
Attahairu829/
Gaithuiru821/
Hathairou821/
Atahairou821/
Hathairut821/
Authairut821/
Gatheru802,880/
Attairu801,278/
Atthiru8081/
Atairou8025/
Athirou8017/
Gatarus8012/
Hatairu8012/
Ahtairu8010/
Atayiru809/
Atharut806/
Attharu805/
Aitharu801/
Astharu801/
Ataiiru801/
Atairru801/
Ghataru801/
Athioru801/
Ataharu801/
Attahairou783/
Atiru77295/
Ataru77130/
Hattairu75106/
Attaihru7524/
Attaharu7515/
Ataihiru757/
Attairou757/
Attairru756/
Atthirou756/
Attairhu755/
Athijeru754/
Attayiru753/
Adtairou752/
Ahttairu751/
Hatayiru751/
Hatairou751/
Ngatarou751/
Aathirou751/
Attharou751/
Aatthiru751/
Attharut751/
Gateru711,129/
Attaihiru71108/
Atarus71104/
Attaru71100/
Atirou7182/
Otairu7162/
Ataeru7123/
Attiru7122/
Atahru7113/
Hataru719/
Gautherau716/
Atarud716/
Atheru715/
Atauru715/
Atarou715/
Atargu713/
Atarut713/
Autaru712/
Attahiaru712/
Othiru712/
Eataru711/
Aataru711/
Aitaihiru711/
Hataihiru711/
Aatiru711/
Hatiru711/
Attahieru711/
Ahtiru711/
Otharu711/
Ataîru711/
Hautairau711/
Atahgirou711/
Atahiurou711/
Attaharou711/
Attahioru711/
Attajirou711/
Attaiheru711/
Atieru711/
Attahru6732/
Athyrou6724/
Ataraut6721/
Gaterud6720/
Astarou6720/
Gautheyrou6714/
Attirou6712/
Hatarau6712/
Atahuru6710/
Hattaru679/
Attarou678/
Ashtaru673/
Attahiorou673/
Ataïrou673/
Ataarud673/
Atherru672/
Atherus672/
Ahatiru672/
Gautheraut672/
Attaruj672/
Aataaru671/
Aatauru671/
Otairru671/
Hatieru671/
Attaeru671/
Hotharu671/
Hothiru671/
Hatarou671/
Gayteru671/
Gaterau671/
Ataîrou671/
Atargou671/
Atarrou671/
Atasruz671/
Autarus671/
Attarup671/
Attahiurou671/
Attieru671/
Attatru671/
Atirout671/
Atauruu671/
Gaterut671/
Gautheraux670/

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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 Gathairu
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