Gathiga Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3311:139,51611,313
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Gathiga (68) may also be a first name.

Gathiga Last Name Facts

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

Gathiga is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gathiga is the 823,466th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathiga reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 68 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 139,516. In Kenya Gathiga is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 32 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 30 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gathiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathaiga9312/
Gathinga932/
Gathigah931/
Gatiga926/
Athiga922/
Gathing'a881/
Gathigi861,082/
Gathige86469/
Gathigo86135/
Gataiga864/
Gattiga861/
Gethiga861/
Atiga832,779/
Gathingi8055/
Gethaiga8022/
Gathingo8012/
Gathenga804/
Gathegea804/
Ngatigai801/
Gatigaya801/
Gastigai801/
Hathigay801/
Athing'a801/
Gathinge801/
Atigah771,117/
Attiga77111/
Astiga7730/
Atigha7727/
Gatuga7720/
Gatige7715/
Gatigo774/
Gotiga774/
Ateiga773/
Gatigi773/
Atigas772/
Gatega772/
Ahtiga771/
Hatiga771/
Hathighat751/
Attigah712,526/
Gathege71646/
Ghatige71239/
Athingo7141/
Gattigo7122/
Gottiga7113/
Gatigho7110/
Gathegi7110/
Hatigau719/
Ngatega719/
Athenga718/
Ataigha716/
Aittiga714/
Ghatigi713/
Attigha712/
Gotigas711/
Athiego711/
Hattiga711/
Hatigay711/
Atheega711/
Astigas711/
Ateigha711/
Attaiga711/
Atigo671,776/
Gastiger67193/
Otiga67145/
Kgathego6761/
Gathenge6726/
Attiegoa671/
Ghateghi671/
Gategaya671/
Gategast671/
Ghautige671/
Gatigepp671/

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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 Gathiga
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