Gathanju Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya511:905,48833,171
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gathanju (11) may also be a first name.

Gathanju Last Name Facts

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

Gathanju occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gathanju.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathanju? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathanju reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gathanju is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Gathanju is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya Gathanju is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 90 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathaniu881/
Atanju861/
Gatanyu806/
Gataniou752/
Gatansou751/
Gatagnus751/
Ngatansou713/
Gaitaniou711/
Atonju711/
Atheanius711/
Atanhou6712/
Attanyu677/
Otanjau671/
Atagnou671/
Attanhou6322/
Astanius636/
Attanius633/
Attanyou631/
Attagnou631/
Otanyu576/
Atonyu572/
Atonius539/
Atonyou531/
Atonhou531/
Atoniou531/
Astonius503/

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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 Gathanju
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