Gatungo Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gatungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2111:218,86215,584
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gatungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gatungo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gatungo.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatungo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gatungo is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Gatungo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gatungo live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 218,862. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 38 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 29 percent reside and Kirinyaga County, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Rwanda, where 4 percent reside.

Gatungo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gathungo932/
Gatungoh931/
Atungo92327/
Gatuno925/
Getungo8617/
Gatongo8616/
Gatunga865/
Hatungo861/
Atuno838/
Ngatunga809,123/
Gathunga80149/
Gathongo80112/
Atoungou8016/
Gathingo8012/
Ngatougo809/
Atunga773,790/
Atongo772,787/
Gatuna77457/
Gatogo77133/
Astuno7753/
Gotuno7729/
Otungo7727/
Gatuga7720/
Hatuno773/
Gatono772/
Ateuno771/
Ngatounou752/
Adtoungou751/
Gathong'o751/
Gathogo716,574/
Gatonga71591/
Autunno71241/
Atounga71109/
Atungga7195/
Ngatuga7175/
Gathuna7139/
Atounou7137/
Hatunga7124/
Ngatuna719/
Atonngo716/
Hatongo716/
Gattuna714/
Eitungo712/
Atongho712/
Athunga712/
Gotugno712/
Atong'o712/
Gatugas711/
Atung'a711/
Attongo711/
Atuunga711/
Atthuno711/
Atongoa711/
Getunga711/
Goutoungou711/
Gotongo711/
Gatogoh711/
Atongoh711/
Attunga711/
Gaituna711/
Gattono711/
Atuna67779/
Hatoongo67115/
Attounou6767/
Otuno6752/
Athounou6729/
Gathonga677/
Hathongo676/
Athung'a676/
Atoungas675/
Gastunas675/
Ngatouna673/
Gatuneau672/
Gathinga672/
Ghatugad672/
Gathogoh672/
Hatounou671/
Eituungo671/
Atounnou671/
Gathunna671/
Atusenga671/
Otoungou671/

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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
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  • 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 Gatungo
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