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

Gathuka is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gathuka is the 998,609th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Gathuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gathuka reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gathuka is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 190,826. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 38 percent live, Kiambu County, where 35 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya Gathuka occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Bahrain, where 0 percent live.

Gathuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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