Gathenya Surname
Approximately 792 people bear this surname
Gathenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 782 | 1:59,054 | 5,819 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Gathenya (28) may also be a first name.
Gathenya Demographics
Gathenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gathenya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 434,076th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname Gathenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathenya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.
Gathenya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 59,054. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent live, Nyeri County, where 20 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Gathenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngatenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atenya | 86 | 1,013 | / |
| Gatenyo | 80 | 47 | / |
| Gatenha | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gatynya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Athinya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Athenia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gatinya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Atienya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gotenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hatenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Attenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atenhya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Othenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Authegna | 75 | 40 | / |
| Gattegna | 75 | 16 | / |
| Gattenyo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gathinja | 75 | 5 | / |
| Athemnia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ghatinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atenyo | 71 | 1,997 | / |
| Atenia | 71 | 389 | / |
| Atinya | 71 | 152 | / |
| Otenya | 71 | 149 | / |
| Autheigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atenha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ategna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghathinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gateijnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gatenio | 67 | 598 | / |
| Otienya | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gatinyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Atienja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ateanea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gategno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Othinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atenjyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atuinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atengia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ateenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atienyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athenho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oitenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Astenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatinha | 67 | 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 Gathenya
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