Gatonga Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Gatonga Surname User-submission:
The surname Gatonga comes from the Gikuyu root word tonga, which means 'to be rich', and the diminutive prefix ga-, which is used to describe a small thing. Therefore this surname means 'person of small bodily stature' or 'person with little wealth'.
Read More About This SurnameGatonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 560 | 1:82,464 | 7,585 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gatonga (58) may also be a first name.
Gatonga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Gatonga comes from the Gikuyu root word tonga, which means 'to be rich', and the diminutive prefix ga-, which is used to describe a small thing. Therefore this surname means 'person of small bodily stature' or 'person with little wealth'.
Gitonga is a variant of this surname, which is formed with a different prefix gi-, which is used to describe a big thing. The surname Gitonga therefore means 'person of big bodily stature' or 'extremely wealthy person'.
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Gatonga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gatonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gatonga is most common in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatonga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 542,751st most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. Gatonga is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gatonga live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gatonga is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 58 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 82,464. In Kenya Gatonga is most prevalent in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 41 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 13 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Gatonga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gatonga surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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