Gathuku Surname
Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname
Gathuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,531 | 1:30,163 | 3,317 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Gathuku (264) may also be a first name.
Gathuku Demographics
Gathuku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gathuku is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gathuku.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathuku? popularity and diffusion
Gathuku is the 255,521st most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,719,913 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathuku live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 547,545th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 264 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,531 people, or 1 in 30,163. In Kenya Gathuku is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 34 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found and Muranga County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Gathuku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gathuku surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatuku | 92 | 219 | / |
| Gatukui | 86 | 24 | / |
| Gatuiku | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kgatuku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atuku | 83 | 3,049 | / |
| Athoku | 77 | 15 | / |
| Aituku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gotuku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Atukou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gatiku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gatucu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eatuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atukus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gatoku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Othuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hatuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ateuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Astuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atuuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atouku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngatoukou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atoukou | 71 | 350 | / |
| Hatuuku | 71 | 37 | / |
| Atoukui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ateukeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atoukeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otuku | 67 | 696 | / |
| Atoku | 67 | 284 | / |
| Attoukou | 67 | 113 | / |
| Kgatukoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atukujje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gathuku
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