Gathambo Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gathambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gathambo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gathambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gathambo is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Gathambo reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Gathambo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya Gathambo is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 36 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Gathambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatambo9393/
Athambo933/
Gathamba8854/
Aithambo881/
Atambo861,588/
Gatembo80185/
Gatamba8022/
Athombo806/
Attambo806/
Gatombo803/
Atambou802/
Othambo801/
Gotambo801/
Atamboa801/
Gathemba7575/
Gateamba7541/
Ngatamba7521/
Aitambou7513/
Aytambou757/
Gatambeu751/
Ggatamba751/
Gatoumbo751/
Atamba712,714/
Atombo71465/
Otambo71374/
Atanbo711/
Nghotambo711/
Ataamba6717/
Athanvo6711/
Atomboh675/
Gatemba674/
Hatamba674/
Attamba673/
Gatomba672/
Atoumbo671/
Gotamba671/
Nghotamboh671/
Otambou671/
Atambah671/

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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
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  • 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 Gathambo
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