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

The surname Gatoru is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gatoru.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatoru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gatoru is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gatoru reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kirinyaga County, where 40 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 40 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found.

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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