Gatoru Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gatoru (23) may also be a first name.

Gatoru Last Name Facts

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

Gatoru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatoru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gatoru is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Gatoru is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gatoru reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gatoru is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Gatoru is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 40 percent live, Nairobi County, where 40 percent live and Kiambu County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatorou921/
Atoru91165/
Ngatorou861/
Gateru831,129/
Gaturu83891/
Atorou8333/
Gataru836/
Gotoru835/
Atouru831/
Attoru831/
Atooru831/
N'Gatorou801/
Gatheru772,880/
Gathuru771,829/
Gotooru7775/
Atourou7714/
Hatorou7712/
Gatarus7712/
Attorou776/
Gotouru773/
Atuorgu773/
Gatharu772/
Athooru771/
Ghataru771/
Gaterau771/
Gayteru771/
Ggaturu771/
Gadturu771/
Attooru771/
Atoruhd771/
Otoru73245/
Ataru73130/
Astorous719/
Gaithuru714/
Attourou713/
Gauterau712/
Ngatarou711/
Ghaturui711/
Goturu67904/
Hotoru67363/
Atarus67104/
Attaru67100/
Otorou6793/
Atharu6767/
Aitaru6736/
Atahru6713/
Otooru679/
Hataru679/
Getaru676/
Atarud676/
Gautherau676/
Atauru675/
Gotaru675/
Atarou675/
Atoroo674/
Othoru674/
Goteru673/
Atarut673/
Atargu673/
Autaru672/
Aataru671/
Gaithuiru671/
Otorus671/
Geteru671/
Eataru671/
Hattourou671/
Attourous671/

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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 Gatoru
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