Gathanga Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Gathanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 379 | 1:121,847 | 10,183 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
Gathanga (16) may also be a first name.
Gathanga Demographics
Gathanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathanga is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 713,660th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathanga live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathanga is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 121,847. In Kenya Gathanga is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 33 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 32 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Gathanga occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Gathanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gathanga surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
Gathanga earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.07% less than the national average, earning $31,036 USD per year.
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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 Gathanga
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