Gatimu Surname

75,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,4771:7,130949
United States291:12,498,584473,286
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gatimu (1,448) may also be a first name.

Gatimu Last Name Facts

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

Gatimu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatimu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gatimu is the 75,128th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,114,645 people. The surname Gatimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gatimu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,021st most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 1,448 people.

The last name Gatimu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 6,477 people, or 1 in 7,130. In Kenya Gatimu is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 31 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Muranga County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Gatimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gatimu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gatimu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.22% less than the national average, earning $29,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngatimu922/
Gathimu922/
Atimu91338/
Gatumu83355/
Hatimu83219/
Atimut8342/
Atimou8341/
Attimu8313/
Astimu8312/
Atiomu8311/
Ataimu834/
Athimu832/
Atimuj831/
Atimeu831/
Atimus831/
Atiemu831/
Getimu831/
Hatimou77262/
Hathimu7717/
Attimou779/
Hautimu778/
Gathumu775/
Gattemu774/
Gottimu773/
Gattumu773/
Hastimu771/
Gastemu771/
Attimus770/
Ateimus770/
Otimu73148/
Atemu7363/
Hattimou7110/
Hatoimou711/
Atimoe67116/
Atemou6718/
Autemu6712/
Attemu678/
Otimgu671/
Ottimu671/
Hathimuph671/
Hatemu671/
Otimou671/
Atimoo671/
Otuimu671/

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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 Gatimu
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