Gathuka Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gathuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2421:190,82614,170
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gathuka (27) may also be a first name.

Gathuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gathuka occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gathuka.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gathuka is the 998,609th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gathuka are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 190,826. In Kenya Gathuka is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 38 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 35 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.

Gathuka Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathtuka931/
Gatuka9215/
Gathuki86172/
Gathika8620/
Gatuika8611/
Ngatuka8610/
Gathoka869/
Gautuka862/
Hathuka861/
Gatuska861/
Athukai861/
Gathuca861/
Kgatuka861/
Atuka83407/
Gatukaya808/
Gatuszka805/
Kgathuke802/
Ngatauka801/
Hatuka77385/
Gatika77208/
Atukha7757/
Getuka7752/
Atukoa7727/
Atukah7721/
Atuuka7711/
Gatoka7710/
Gatuke778/
Gatuki776/
Atouka773/
Othuka772/
Gotuka771/
Ateuka771/
Gatuko771/
Gatauskas751/
Kgatuke71690/
Autukai71295/
Hatukay7166/
Autukas7133/
Gatusky7132/
Gatukui7124/
Attouka7113/
Ghatuke7111/
Gatikha7110/
Gathoki719/
Kgatuko716/
Gothika715/
Gattika715/
Gattuki714/
Gathuce714/
Hatouka714/
Gaticka712/
Autukay712/
Ghatika712/
Hatukai711/
Gethuko711/
Athukoi711/
Gottuka711/
Atukatt711/
Gatiqua711/
Gotukas711/
Gaatika711/
Aitouka711/
Atoukka711/
Autuska711/
Hatucka711/
Kgatuki711/
Atuko671,709/
Otuka671,631/
Atoka67718/
Aujtukai6788/
Hattouka6726/
Hatoukah6721/
Autushka679/
Gothikai673/
Hatuszka671/
Hatoukai671/
Goutouka671/
Goitouka671/
Gateuski671/
Ghatikay671/
Astuszka671/
Austukai671/
Goutukat671/
Attoucka671/

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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 Gathuka
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