Gathunga Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Gathunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gathunga Demographics
Gathunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gathunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gathunga occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathunga? popularity and diffusion
Gathunga is the 1,441,361st most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gathunga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Gathunga is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya Gathunga is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 41 percent live, Kiambu County, where 38 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent live.
Gathunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Gathunga
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