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 is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathigi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gathigi is the 339,783rd most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,735,255 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathigi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 528,876th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 281 people.

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

Gathigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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