Gathiru Surname
Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname
Gathiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,918 | 1:24,077 | 2,720 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gathiru (430) may also be a first name.
Gathiru Demographics
Gathiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gathiru is most common in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gathiru click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathiru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 213,360th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. The last name Gathiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathiru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathiru is also the 413,955th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 430 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,918 people, or 1 in 24,077. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 20 percent are found, Muranga County, where 15 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Gathiru occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.
Gathiru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathairu | 93 | 89 | / |
| Gathiruh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Athiru | 92 | 15 | / |
| Gatiru | 92 | 10 | / |
| Gaithuiru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gatheru | 86 | 2,880 | / |
| Gathuru | 86 | 1,829 | / |
| Atthiru | 86 | 81 | / |
| Athairu | 86 | 70 | / |
| Athirou | 86 | 17 | / |
| Athioru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atiru | 83 | 295 | / |
| Atthairu | 80 | 37 | / |
| Atthirou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gaithuru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aatthiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aathirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gateru | 77 | 1,129 | / |
| Gaturu | 77 | 891 | / |
| Atairu | 77 | 719 | / |
| Atirou | 77 | 82 | / |
| Attiru | 77 | 22 | / |
| Atheru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Othiru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahtiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aatiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hatiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atieru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Attahairu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gautherau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Authairut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hathairut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Attahieru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hathairou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atahairou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atahgirou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Attairu | 71 | 1,278 | / |
| Atairou | 71 | 25 | / |
| Athyrou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gaterud | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gautheyrou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Hatairu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Attirou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ahtairu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Attahairou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atherru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gautheraut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ahatiru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atherus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atirout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaterut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attieru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaterau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gayteru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hothiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hatieru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atairru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadturu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ggaturu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gautheraux | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ateru | 67 | 300 | / |
| Hattairu | 67 | 106 | / |
| Otiru | 67 | 30 | / |
| Attaihru | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gauterud | 67 | 15 | / |
| Attairou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Attairru | 67 | 6 | / |
| Attairhu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gatterud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adtairou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gauterau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahttairu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatairou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gautheyroux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaturui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attirouy | 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
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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 Gathiru
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