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 surname Gathekia is most common in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathekia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 973,426th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathekia live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 176,259. In Kenya Gathekia is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 37 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 31 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 23 percent reside. Besides Kenya Gathekia is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Gathekia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion 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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