Gathanju Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gathanju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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
The last name Gathanju is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathanju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathanju live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathanju is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 11 people.
Gathanju is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 90 percent live, Nairobi County, where 8 percent live and Kiambu County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya Gathanju occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathaniu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atanju | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gatanyu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gataniou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gatansou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gatagnus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngatansou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaitaniou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atonju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atheanius | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atanhou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Attanyu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otanjau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atagnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attanhou | 63 | 22 | / |
| Astanius | 63 | 6 | / |
| Attanius | 63 | 3 | / |
| Attanyou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Attagnou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Otanyu | 57 | 6 | / |
| Atonyu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Atonius | 53 | 9 | / |
| Atonyou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Atonhou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Atoniou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Astonius | 50 | 3 | / |
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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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- 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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