Gathimba Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8341:55,3725,525
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gathimba (24) may also be a first name.

Gathimba Last Name Facts

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

Gathimba occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gathimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 415,025th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The surname Gathimba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathimba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

The surname Gathimba is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 834 people, or 1 in 55,372. In Kenya Gathimba is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 27 percent live, Muranga County, where 15 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Finland, where 0 percent live.

Gathimba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathimbah941/
Gatimba935/
Gathemba8875/
Gathumba881/
Gathimbi881/
Atimba86485/
Gathumbay821/
Gatumba8049/
Hatimba8018/
Atimbai805/
Gatemba804/
Gatimwa804/
Gatimbo801/
Atiemba801/
Atimbea801/
Athemba801/
Ngatimwa75111/
Gateamba7541/
Astimbay758/
Gathinwa758/
Gathembi752/
Gathembe751/
Autoimba751/
Atimbach751/
Atehemba751/
Atemba712,238/
Otimba7162/
Atimbo7127/
Hatimbhai7120/
Gatmbo711/
Athembhai711/
Gastinbau711/
Gatembo67185/
Athembo67156/
Gatemwa6716/
Gatumbo6711/
Hatemba676/
Atembah675/
Ateumba674/
Gatembi673/
Attemba673/
Getemba672/
Gotumba672/
Gotimbo671/
Othemba671/
Getumba671/
Atimboh671/
Gatembe671/
Otimbai671/

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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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  • 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 Gathimba
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