Gathinji Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Gathinji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 569 | 1:81,160 | 7,479 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Gathinji (121) may also be a first name.
Gathinji Demographics
Gathinji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathinji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathinji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathinji is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathinji? popularity and diffusion
Gathinji is the 542,751st most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gathinji reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gathinji is also the 848,089th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 121 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 569 people, or 1 in 81,160. In Kenya Gathinji is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 44 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 18 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Gathinji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathingi | 88 | 55 | / |
| Gathenji | 88 | 21 | / |
| Gathinja | 88 | 5 | / |
| Gethinji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gathinzi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atinji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Atehnji | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gatinzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gatinier | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gastinzi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gathinye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gathinge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gethenji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atenji | 71 | 164 | / |
| Atinje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gatisinzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atienja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Attinie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ateanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atiniyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getinie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atenjei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ateniji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gatinze | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gathinji
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