Gatuma Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6521:70,8286,694
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gatuma (109) may also be a first name.

Gatuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatuma is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gatuma is the 495,028th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The surname Gatuma is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gatuma live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gatuma is also the 900,062nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 70,828. In Kenya Gatuma is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 31 percent live, Kiambu County, where 19 percent live and Muranga County, where 16 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Gatuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gatuma surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathuma92472/
Ngatuma9211/
Gattuma921/
Gaituma921/
Gatouma921/
Atuma912,995/
Gaithuma86412/
Ngatouma8610/
Gattumma861/
Gastouma861/
Gathuima861/
Atumah831,435/
Gatoma83862/
Gatumi83815/
Getuma83261/
Hatuma83193/
Aituma8391/
Atauma8388/
Atouma8341/
Gatima8325/
Gatumo8312/
Gatume8311/
Atumai8310/
Attuma839/
Athuma836/
Atumaa834/
Atumga833/
Atumma833/
Atumay833/
Atuuma833/
Atumea831/
Aytuma831/
Atuima831/
Gathima77359/
Attouma7746/
Gatooma7738/
Hattuma7733/
Gattoma7731/
Ngatumi7715/
Hatouma7711/
Atumaah7711/
Gattima779/
Athumas775/
Gathumi774/
Gathumo774/
Gathoma774/
Gatomea773/
Atumahe772/
Gaitima772/
Hatuuma771/
Ngatume771/
Gotouma771/
Ghatoma771/
Atumaip771/
Ashtuma771/
Kgatima771/
Atuhmah771/
Atumaha771/
Athauma771/
Athumah771/
Ngaithuima751/
Otuma732,875/
Atoma731,155/
Atumo73231/
Hattouma7110/
Ghatimah713/
Authumma712/
Atausmad711/
Ghathima711/
Atthumma711/
Gatommah711/
Hathumah711/
Othuma67674/
Gotoma67633/
Hatoma67185/
Attoma67134/
Otumah6755/
Getumo6744/
Gatimo6738/
Ostuma6718/
Gatome6717/
Otouma6711/
Atoumo6711/
Atumei6710/
Atomay6710/
Oituma679/
Athoma677/
Ateumo675/
Atomma675/
Otumma674/
Atumey674/
Aitouhmad674/
Getima674/
Atomai673/
Otauma673/
Atomea673/
Aitoma673/
Gotima672/
Gatomo672/
Atumoh672/
Gatomi672/
Atomha671/
Atumop671/
Atgumo671/
Gotumo671/
Ottuma671/
Otumai671/
Otuuma671/
Ngotoumai671/
Athummahe671/
Atooma671/
Astoumaha671/
Aytoma671/
Aitoumaiz671/
Aitoummas671/
Ataumo671/

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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 Gatuma
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