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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathirwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 309,548th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gathirwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gathirwa is also the 492,367th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 318 people.
The surname Gathirwa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,214 people, or 1 in 38,039. In Kenya Gathirwa is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gathirwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gathirwa surname 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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