Gatheru Surname

152,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatheru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatheru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8541:16,1811,937
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gatheru (540) may also be a first name.

Gatheru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gatheru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gatheru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gatheru.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatheru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,747th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,530,398 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gatheru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 362,702nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 540 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,854 people, or 1 in 16,181. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 20 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya Gatheru exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gatheru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gatheru surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gatheru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,115 USD per year.

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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 Gatheru
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