Gatitu Surname

222,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7941:25,7412,885
Romania311:647,67345,663
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Gătitu (4) are calculated separately.

Gatitu (174) may also be a first name.

Gatitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatitu is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant: Gătitu. For other possible spellings of Gatitu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatitu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 222,155th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,971,415 people. The last name Gatitu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gatitu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gatitu is also the 692,220th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 174 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,794 people, or 1 in 25,741. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 30 percent live, Nakuru County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Gatitu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gătitu944/
Gathitu921,184/
Atitu9124/
Atitus83246/
Atitou8310/
Getitu835/
Gatutu835/
Hatitu831/
Astitou77472/
Gatuthu77125/
Ahtitou779/
Attaitu776/
Hatitou775/
Gatetup775/
Attitou771/
Otitu7331/
Atetu7311/
Asstitou711/
Gathuthu711/
Astitouh711/
Atetus6767/
Atitoe6734/
Ateutu6715/
Atetou676/
Atitoo674/
Authaitus671/
Getetu671/
Adtetu671/
Hathaituth632/
Eititus624/
Attetou621/
Otheitou5715/
Hattettu571/
Otetu551/
Otitutowa531/
Getutu5063/
Eitetu5025/
Atetoo504/
Gottgeyteu502/

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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 Gatitu
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