Gathiru Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9181:24,0772,720
England71:7,959,723202,100
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gathiru (430) may also be a first name.

Gathiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gathiru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathiru? popularity and diffusion

Gathiru is the 213,360th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. The last name Gathiru is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathiru are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gathiru is also the 413,955th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 430 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 24,077. In Kenya Gathiru is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 20 percent reside, Muranga County, where 15 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya Gathiru exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Gathiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gathiru last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathairu9389/
Gathiruh931/
Athiru9215/
Gatiru9210/
Gaithuiru881/
Gatheru862,880/
Gathuru861,829/
Atthiru8681/
Athairu8670/
Athirou8617/
Athioru861/
Atiru83295/
Atthairu8037/
Atthirou806/
Gaithuru804/
Aatthiru801/
Aathirou801/
Gateru771,129/
Gaturu77891/
Atairu77719/
Atirou7782/
Attiru7722/
Atheru775/
Othiru772/
Ahtiru771/
Aatiru771/
Hatiru771/
Atieru771/
Attahairu759/
Gautherau756/
Authairut751/
Hathairut751/
Attahieru751/
Hathairou751/
Atahairou751/
Atahgirou751/
Attairu711,278/
Atairou7125/
Athyrou7124/
Gaterud7120/
Gautheyrou7114/
Hatairu7112/
Attirou7112/
Ahtairu7110/
Attahairou713/
Atherru712/
Gautheraut712/
Ahatiru712/
Atherus712/
Atirout711/
Gaterut711/
Attieru711/
Gaterau711/
Gayteru711/
Hothiru711/
Hatieru711/
Atairru711/
Gadturu711/
Ggaturu711/
Gautheraux710/
Ateru67300/
Hattairu67106/
Otiru6730/
Attaihru6724/
Gauterud6715/
Attairou677/
Attairru676/
Attairhu675/
Gatterud673/
Adtairou672/
Gauterau672/
Ahttairu671/
Hatairou671/
Gautheyroux671/
Ghaturui671/
Attirouy671/

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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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