Gatume Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gatume Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Gatume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gatume is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Gatume reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found and Muranga County, where 17 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Gatume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngatume921/
Atume914,095/
Gatum91121/
Gatumi83815/
Gatuma83667/
Gathum83358/
Gattum83193/
Gautum8384/
Atoume8353/
Gatome8317/
Atumeh8317/
Atumei8310/
Ngatum836/
Astume836/
Gastum835/
Hatume835/
Atumie834/
Atumey834/
Ghatum832/
Gatime832/
Gataum832/
Autume831/
Atumea831/
Athume831/
Getume831/
Gathuma77472/
Gathoum77109/
Ngatoum7788/
Gathome7742/
Hatoume7716/
Ngatumi7715/
Gatthum7714/
Aytumer7711/
Attoume779/
Gasteum774/
Gathumi774/
Gautime774/
Gatomea773/
Gattuma771/
Gautaum771/
Ghatime771/
Ghattum771/
Gaituma771/
Atumeer771/
Gatouma771/
Gattoum771/
Gotoume771/
Atuma732,995/
Atome73734/
Atumi73159/
Otume73100/
Gatom7339/
Gotum7317/
Gaithuma71412/
D'Autume7118/
Ghattoum712/
Gattumma711/
Ghathoum711/
Gathuima711/
Atomei671,991/
Gatoma67862/
Gautom67711/
Hatuma67193/
Attome67152/
Aituma6791/
Atauma6788/
Autome6759/
Astumi6747/
Atouma6741/
Aitome6726/
Gostum6719/
Aïtome6715/
Gatimi6714/
Gotome6712/
Athome6712/
Atumai6710/
Attumi679/
Attuma679/
Gottum677/
Athuma676/
Otoume676/
Gothum675/
Atumis674/
Atumaa674/
Otumeh674/
Ngotum674/
Goutum673/
Gathom673/
Atoumi673/
Atomeh673/
Atomie673/
Atumma673/
Atumay673/
Atuuma673/
Atomea673/
Gotime672/
Gaitom672/
Gotoum672/
Hotume672/
Gatomi672/
Hatumi672/
Gatimy671/
Ghatom671/
Gotaum671/
Gotumm671/
Hatome671/
Otumes671/
Ostume671/
Gaytom671/
Atoome671/
Aytuma671/
Outume671/
Atuima671/
Atomey671/
Gohtum671/

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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 Gatume
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