Gathia Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Gathia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 134 | 1:344,626 | 20,573 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gathia (177) may also be a first name.
Gathia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gathia (Marathi: गिठया, Oriya: ଗଠିଆ) is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gathia.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gathia reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 685,598th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 177 people.
Gathia is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 344,626. In Kenya it is most common in: Nakuru County, where 63 percent are found, Muranga County, where 34 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gathia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gathia in the Marathi language | ||
| गिठया | githaya | - |
| Gathia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଠିଆ | gathi'a | 80.95 |
| ଗଠୀଆ | gathi'a | 14.29 |
| ଗାଠିଆ | gathi'a | 4.76 |
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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
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- 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 Gathia
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