Gatheu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gatheu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gatheu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatheu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gatheu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatheu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Gatheu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gatheu reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Gatheu is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 94 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 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 Gatheu
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