Gathungu Surname
Approximately 3,204 people bear this surname
Gathungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,132 | 1:14,745 | 1,785 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Gathungu (945) may also be a first name.
Gathungu Demographics
Average Gathungu Salary in
United States
$45,977 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gathungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gathungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gathungu is found most in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gathungu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 139,486th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,274,515 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gathungu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 262,830th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 945 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,132 people, or 1 in 14,745. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 21 percent reside, Muranga County, where 15 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Gathungu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Gathungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Gathungu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Gathungu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $50,864 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathunguu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gatungu | 93 | 358 | / |
| Gathunu | 93 | 72 | / |
| Gathugu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ngatungu | 88 | 34 | / |
| Gatung'u | 88 | 6 | / |
| Gathingu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Gaitungu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Gathongu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atungu | 86 | 298 | / |
| Gatugu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngautungu | 82 | 27 | / |
| Gaitung'u | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gatongu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Gattunu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gathogu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athunus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atunguh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atunngu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hatungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atunu | 77 | 214 | / |
| Athounou | 75 | 29 | / |
| Atoungou | 75 | 16 | / |
| Atongu | 71 | 190 | / |
| Gotunu | 71 | 69 | / |
| Otungu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ataunu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngatounou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Attunu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atuunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atunnu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adtoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atunus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atonguh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Atounou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Otung'u | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aitaunu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Otunguh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atonngu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gottugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otunghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goutoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eutungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Attunnu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gathonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gastaunaut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gathungu
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