Gathathu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Gathathu (35) may also be a first name.

Gathathu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gathathu (Hindi: गठठू, Marathi: गठठु) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gathathu.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathathu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gathathu is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Gathathu occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gathathu are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Gathathu is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 64 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 29 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatatu86249/
Atatu77334/
Atatou71141/
Atatuğ7159/
Atatus7113/
Athotu714/
Gatotu711/
Authaitus711/
Attatu711/
Atatuş711/
Haatatu677/
Attaitu676/
Atautau674/
Atattou674/
Atatouh674/
Hathaituth672/
Attatou672/

Gathathu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gathathu in the Hindi language
गठठूgathathu75
गठठुgathathu25
Gathathu in the Marathi language
गठठुgathathu75
गठठूgathathu25

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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 Gathathu
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