Gathigi Surname

339,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0751:42,9584,479
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Gathigi (281) may also be a first name.

Gathigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gathigi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathigi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 339,783rd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,735,255 people. The surname Gathigi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathigi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathigi is also the 528,876th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 281 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,075 people, or 1 in 42,958. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Gathigi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Gathigi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathingi9355/
Gatigi923/
Gathige86469/
Gathiga86337/
Gathegi8610/
Gathugi867/
Ghatigi863/
Gathiji862/
Asthigi861/
Gatigia861/
Athigui861/
Athigit861/
Atigi83337/
Gathaiga8012/
Ngatigai801/
Gastigai801/
Gathinge801/
Gatugi772,203/
Atigui77637/
Gatige7715/
Athige7712/
Gategi7711/
Gatiga776/
Gatisi774/
Othigi773/
Gatici772/
Atigie772/
Athiga772/
Gatiji771/
Autigi771/
Astigi771/
Atigit771/
Attigui711,595/
Gathege71646/
Gaitugi71348/
Ghatige71239/
Gataiga714/
Ghatisi713/
Ataigie712/
Hastigi711/
Gatheci711/
Athegie711/
Gathuge711/
Ggatisi711/
Gothici711/
Othingi711/
Hatigui711/
Atigier711/
Gottigi711/
Gattiga711/
Gatheji711/
Gastiger67193/
Ategi6777/
Gathenge6726/
Atige6723/
Otigi6717/
Gatechai678/
Gathegea674/
Gattichi674/
Attiegoi674/
Atigy673/
Gatechit671/
Ghateghi671/
Gatigepp671/
Ghautige671/
Atygi671/
Hathigay671/
Atehgieh671/
Gathiche671/
Gatigaya671/
Gathizer670/
Gateidge670/

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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 Gathigi
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