Gathekia Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Gathekia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 262 | 1:176,259 | 13,309 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Gathekia (16) may also be a first name.
Gathekia Demographics
Gathekia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathekia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathekia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gathekia is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gathekia.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathekia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 973,426th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathekia are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gathekia is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.
The surname Gathekia is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 176,259. In Kenya Gathekia is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 37 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 31 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Gathekia occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Gathekia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gathekia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atekija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aytekia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athikiat | 75 | 3 | / |
| Athikiad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atikia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hatikia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attikia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ataichia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Goitokia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Atikuiya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gatikoyya | 59 | 11 | / |
| Atiqia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atekjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atikea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Atikya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hatikhujia | 56 | 439 | / |
| Hatikhojia | 56 | 16 | / |
| Atoikyaa | 50 | 4 | / |
| Atioquia | 50 | 2 | / |
| Atikujya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Autichio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Atikihoh | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gathekia
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