Gathukia Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gathukia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gathukia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3251:142,09211,464
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gathukia (14) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Gathukia Demographics

Gathukia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Gathukia Last Name Facts

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

Gathukia is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gathukia? popularity and diffusion

Gathukia is the 832,284th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. Gathukia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathukia are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 142,092. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 56 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 30 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Gathukia Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatukia931/
Atukia861/
Getukia805/
Otukia716/
Ateuchia631/
Goitokia631/
Atokio574/
Otukya573/
Otokia572/
Atookyaa5022/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gathukia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis