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 found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gătitu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatitu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,155th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,971,415 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gatitu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 174 people.

Gatitu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,794 people, or 1 in 25,741. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 30 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Gatitu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gatitu last name 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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