Gathaya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gathaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Gathaya (5) may also be a first name.
Gathaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathaya (Hindi: गठाया, Marathi: गठया) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathaya? popularity and diffusion
Gathaya is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Gathaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gathaya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gathaya is also the 5,493,085th most numerous first name globally, borne by 5 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kirinyaga County, where 50 percent are found and Muranga County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Gathaya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gathaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gathaya in the Hindi language | ||
| गठाया | gathaya | - |
| Gathaya in the Marathi language | ||
| गठया | gathaya | 44.44 |
| गाठया | gathaya | 33.33 |
| गाथया | gathaya | 22.22 |
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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 Gathaya
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