Gathitu Surname

316,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1731:39,3694,175
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gathitu (207) may also be a first name.

Gathitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gathitu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gathitu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathitu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 316,633rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,155,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathitu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gathitu is also the 629,010th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 207 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,173 people, or 1 in 39,369. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 17 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Not including Kenya Gathitu occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Gathitu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatitu921,835/
Atitu8324/
Gathuthu801/
Atitus77246/
Atitou7710/
Getitu775/
Gatutu775/
Gătitu774/
Hatitu771/
Authaitus751/
Astitou71472/
Gatuthu71125/
Ahtitou719/
Attaitu716/
Hatitou715/
Gatetup715/
Hathaituth712/
Attitou711/
Otitu6731/
Otheitou6715/
Atetu6711/
Astitouh671/
Asstitou671/
Atetus6267/
Atitoe6234/
Ateutu6215/
Atetou626/
Atitoo624/
Getetu621/
Adtetu621/
Eititus574/
Attetou571/
Hattettu531/
Otetu501/
Otitutowa501/

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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 Gathitu
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