Gathea Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gathea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gathea (13) may also be a first name.
Gathea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathea occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gathea live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathea is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 13 people.
Gathea is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 33 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 33 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Gathea
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