Gathirwa Surname
Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname
Gathirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,214 | 1:38,039 | 4,065 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Gathirwa (318) may also be a first name.
Gathirwa Demographics
Gathirwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gathirwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gathirwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathirwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 309,548th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gathirwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 492,367th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 318 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,214 people, or 1 in 38,039. In Kenya Gathirwa is most common in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gathirwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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 Gathirwa
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