Gathigia Surname
Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname
Gathigia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,077 | 1:11,327 | 1,429 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gathigia (871) may also be a first name.
Gathigia Demographics
Gathigia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathigia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathigia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathigia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathigia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 113,218th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,783,104 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gathigia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gathigia is also the 275,682nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 871 people.
The surname Gathigia is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,077 people, or 1 in 11,327. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 45 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Laikipia County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Gathigia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gathigia
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